Qatar denied on Monday any wrong-doing in its bid to stage the 2022 World Cup, after a leaked email from FIFA's general secretary made the claim that it had "bought" hosting rights
Serbian authorities detained 180 people who had attacked police injuring 32 during a protest against the arrest of Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic, an Interior Ministry spokeswoman said on Monday. Many
German sportswear maker Adidas plans to use the Olympic Games in London next year to generate 100 million pounds ($165 million) of sales in the UK and steal market leadership there from
The dollar hovered near a two-week low against a basket of currencies on Monday and Asian stocks were pinned in tight trading ranges as weak U.S. economic data and fears of a
Cypriot Minister of Finance Charilaos Stavrakis has said that Cyprus must safeguard its banking system and improve public finances to address the dangers and challenges for the economy. Speaking during a press
More than eight out of 10 women say new guidelines recommending against routine breast cancer screening of women under 50 are "unsafe," according to an opinion poll. But most of the women
After Barack Obama put it on the map by downing a gulp of Guinness, residents of the U.S. president's tiny ancestral home of Moneygall have spent the past week greeting busloads of
Total sales of petroleum products in April 2011 fell by 6.7% compared with the previous month according to the Statistical Service. It noted that “a considerable decrease” was recorded in the sales
The headline figures for industrial output show a continued decline but this masks differences at the subsectoral level. The overall index of industrial production fell by 5.9% compared with the same period
Britain strongly backs French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde as an outstanding candidate for managing director of the International Monetary Fund, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Friday. He made the comment
