Cyprus ForMin to discuss gas deal in Israel

* Noble to start drilling “as planned” in October Foreign Minsiter Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis will be visiting Israel on Wednesday, where she is expected to discuss the latest political and security developments surrounding

Liverpool FC start global footprint in India

English Premier League club Liverpool launched their first soccer academy in India on Wednesday and said the club would have similar "footprints" in every continent by 2014. "We want to have footprints

Moody’s cuts Japan rating, blames politics

Moody's Investors Service cut its rating on Japan's government debt by one notch to Aa3 on Wednesday, blaming a build-up of debt since the 2009 global recession and revolving-door political leadership that

European shares slip in cautious trade

Europe's leading shares slipped on Wednesday as tentative rebound lost steam and investors were cautious that a new round on quantitative easing in the U.S. would be announced. At 0714 GMT, the

Once-a-century earthquake rattles East Coast

A strong earthquake rattled the East Coast on Tuesday, sending tremors as far as Canada, damaging well-known buildings in the nation's capital and sending scared office workers into the streets.   There