World stocks held steady below this week's 8-month peak on Friday while the dollar fell broadly as concerns about growth in China and the euro zone and a renewed focus on sovereign
Cyprus and Poland signed Thursday a protocol amending the Agreement between the two countries for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with respect to taxes on income and capital. The agreement was signed
Five more bodies have been found in the half-submerged wreck of the Costa Concordia cruise liner, bringing the number of confirmed dead to 30, Italy's Civil Protection agency said on Thursday. The
Hackers have disabled an independent Hong Kong "civil referendum" aimed at gauging how people might have voted if allowed in a scandal-laced, undemocratic leadership election on Sunday, the director of the initiative
Australia's swimming trials unearthed an impressive crop of young talent raising hopes the country might regain its superpower status in the pool, but this year's London Olympics could just come too soon
Asian shares fell on Friday and growth-linked currencies such as the Australian dollar were shunned after data showing shrinking factory activity in China and the euro zone heightened concerns about a slowdown
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said he was against any suggestion of Greece leaving the euro zone because that would not solve the country's woes and would lead to higher inflation
OPAP, Europe's biggest betting firm, may review its 2011 dividend payout for a possible increase if the government does not impose a windfall tax on profits, its chief executive said on Thursday.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan began the race to host the European Championship in 2020 on Thursday when he said his country would like to stage the event for the first time.
President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday that France would make it a crime to consult Web sites that advocate terrorism or hate crimes and would toughen a crackdown on people who went
