Edvard Munch's masterpiece "The Scream," one of the world's most recognizable works of art, fetched a record $120 mln at Sotheby's on Wednesday, becoming the most expensive piece of art ever sold
Asian shares slipped on Thursday and the euro languished near a two-week low after disappointing economic data from both sides of the Atlantic rekindled concerns about the strength of global growth. Commodities
The only regret that outgoing central bank chief Athanasios Orphanides had during his five year term that ended Wednesday was that he could not convince the president of Cyprus and his advisors
Standard & Poor's raised Greece's credit rating out of default territory on Wednesday, as expected after Athens slashed its debt by about a third by completing the biggest sovereign debt restructuring in
* Rates up in Cyprus, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain; Falls in Austria, Ireland, Slovakia, Slovenia * Unemployment in the euro zone rose to a 15-year high of 10.9% in March, driven by
A court in Mannheim ruled on Wednesday that Microsoft infringed Motorola Mobility's patents and ordered Microsoft to remove its Xbox 360 gaming consoles and Windows 7 operating system software from
* Obama makes unannounced trip to Kabul * Signs strategic partnership agreement with Karzai * "The battle is not over yet," Obama tells U.S. troops * Car bomb rocks Kabul hours after
The roadshow for Facebook Inc's initial public offering is scheduled to start on Monday, meaning the company's shares should begin trading on May 18, a source familiar with the process said on
A European Parliament delegation is in Nicosia this week from 1-4 May, with health and environmental topics under the spotlight. The visit comes two months before Cyprus takes over the presidency of Council
Asian shares rose and the dollar recovered against the yen on Wednesday after strong U.S. factory activity data raised hopes that the world's biggest economy remained on a recovery track while growth
