In 2010 the overall public sector balance registered a deficit of 926,1 million euro, 5,3% of GDP, compared to a deficit of 6% in 2009, an announcement issued here today by the
World governments and international organisations have pledged to provide 550 million euros ($780 million) for the construction of a new shelter at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, President Viktor Yanukovich said on
The world's oldest man greeted his 114th birthday in rural Japan on Tuesday with a breakfast of grilled sea bream, miso soup and red-bean rice — telling interviewers he planned to live
* Greece knows it cannot avoid restructuring- EU official * Paper cites official speaking on condition of anonymity * Says government has accepted need for mild restructuring Greece has accepted that it
Mayor of Nicosia Eleni Mavrou launched Nicosia's effort on Monday to be pronounced European Cultural Capital for 2017. Speaking at a press conference, Mavrou said various municipalities in the Nicosia District, as
The European Commission will be reviewing the agreement it has signed with social networking services, such as Facebook, Hyves, Tuenti, Nasza-Klasa SchuelerVZ, Hi5, Iwiw or Myvip, after a survey indicated that child
Japanese cabinet ministers moved to shore up confidence in U.S. debt on Tuesday after Standard & Poor's threatened to lower its credit rating on the world's largest economy, touching a nerve with
Iran has appointed an ambassador to Egypt for the first time in 30 years as diplomatic relations are re-established following the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, Iran's Press TV reported on Tuesday.
A lawsuit that seeks to stop McDonald's from selling Happy Meals must be dismissed because parents can always prohibit their children from eating them, the hamburger giant said in a court filing
Asian stocks slid on Tuesday, falling further from a three-year high hit last week as investors took profits on risks of a Greek debt restructuring in Europe and the long-term threat of
