Cypriots go to the polls on Sunday to elect the 56 members of the new House of Representatives, who will serve a five-year term. This is the tenth parliamentary poll since the
Mother and baby products firm Mothercare said it would close over a quarter of its UK stores over the next two years as it responded to a 23 percent slump in year
The U.S. government is suing the Starbucks coffee company for firing a barista in El Paso, Texas because she is a dwarf. When the employee asked for a stool or small stepladder
The U.S. dollar will stay an important currency in upcoming decades but huge changes in the world's currency landscape is to be expected, President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy said
Dominique Strauss-Kahn faced growing pressure to quit as head of the IMF after his arrest on attempted rape charges, as some French politicians expressed outrage over his treatment by U.S. authorities. The
– Critics say hard questions not asked of top applicants – Strauss-Kahn case comes as private firms getting tougher Whether IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is innocent or guilty of sexual assault, his
A new study from Bangladesh has experts concluding that most of the world's women don't need vitamin A supplements. In the developing Asian nation, giving vitamin A supplements to pregnant women in
Asia shares rose from a six-week low on Wednesday, led by consumer stocks, but disappointing U.S. data have made some investors reluctant to follow commodity prices higher, containing a bounce in risky
Patagonia, the huge swath of land at the southern tip of South America, is known for its rugged mountains and glaciers but an innovative group of winemakers are hoping to add wine
Figures released on Tuesday show that public finances for April 2011 are improved compared with April 2010, Finance Ministry said today. A press release issued on Tuesday by the Finance Ministry notes
