Two polls released on Friday showed President Nicolas Sarkozy trimming Socialist Francois Hollande's lead for France's presidential runoff vote, the latest surveys to show the incumbent gaining ground after Wednesday's televised debate.
Suicide bombers killed 12 people and wounded 110 in attacks on a police post on the outskirts of the capital of Russia's Dagestan region, local investigators and law enforcement sources said on
British aero enginemaker Rolls-Royce said it was on course to deliver strong growth in 2012 profit as it continues to benefit from airlines' need for more fuel-efficient planes. Rolls, the world's second-largest
Struggling British entertainment retailer HMV forecast a worse than expected loss for the 2011/12 year, blaming a weak new release schedule in CDs and DVDs in its final quarter. But the 91-year-old
State-backed Royal Bank of Scotland said it was on the path to recovery as it reported a better-than-expected first-quarter operating profit and a big reduction in its balance sheet. RBS, which is
. BY SHAVASB BOHDJALIAN Its election time in Europe and one after the other, incumbent governments are falling, giving their place to populist candidates who are urging Europe to shift direction from
. BY GEORGE MOUSKIDES Unfortunately in Cyprus we all, from the political leadership down to the last citizen, act as if on a self-destruction crusade. Examples of this unacceptable behaviour and line
Claims to have biggest, juiciest, value-for-money burgers in Cyprus Judging from the “macho” image of the recently launched GrillMan burgers, you would expect Nicholas Poupas to be a gun-toting cowboy ready to
. By Andrestinos N. Papadopoulos, Ambassador a.h. For us Cypriots, China is not only a friendly country with a rich cultural heritage, but also a strong supporter in the political and economic
Kuwaiti lawmakers endorsed a legal amendment on Thursday which could make insulting God and the Prophet Mohammad by Muslims punishable by death, in a second reading that brings the proposal a step
