U.S. student Devin Valencia, the first member of her family to graduate from college, hopes others will do the same with her prizewinning idea for a Facebook application for finding financial aid.
Jean-Claude Trichet appears to have taken a leaf out Theodore Roosevelt's book, adopting the former U.S. president's mantra to "speak softly and carry a big stick" by discretely pushing Portugal to accept
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki moon has made it clear that there is no timetable in the ongoing dialogue on the Cyprus question, according to US Congress sources. Ban, who has
Hundreds of Turkish Cypriots took to the streets in the occupied northern part of Cyprus on Thursday protesting against Turkey’s economic policy and influence in the territory. This was the third demonstration
Hong Kong stocks hovered briefly at a 2011 high on Friday, with institutional investors expected to keep increasing their exposure based on attractive valuations and demand for materials. The benchmark Hang Seng
Euro zone finance ministers told Portugal on Friday that it would have to implement new economic reforms that went beyond those proposed by its outgoing government if it hoped to secure aid
A gunman shot and seriously wounded a provincial manager of Turkey's social security institution in southern Turkey and took several people hostage on Friday, state-run Anatolian news agency reported. It said the
Red Bull's Mark Webber continued to set the pace in practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday, the Australian setting the fastest time in both sessions around a sweltering Sepang circuit.
Walt Disney Co broke ground on its long-awaited Shanghai Disneyland theme park on Friday, banking on its global brand and fairytale attractions to draw millions of visitors and boost its profits in
Chairman of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) Alecos Orountiotis has expressed his support to cooperation and the great importance Cyprus attributes to the further strengthening of the already close and friendly relations
