Europe's main security and democracy organisation pressed Azerbaijan on Tuesday to respect free assembly after police broke up peaceful protests last week and arrested dozens of people. Chairman of the Organisation for
Britain is to overhaul its archaic libel laws to stamp out 'libel tourism' by wealthy individuals and corporations who flock to British courts to sue for defamation. Opponents of the current libel
London Olympic organisers were left red-faced on Tuesday when a huge clock in Trafalgar Square marking the countdown to the 2012 Games stopped just hours after being unveiled at a glitzy ceremony.
Nearly 15 mln people in the United States take care of a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia, amounting to 17 bln hours or more than $202 bln
Prospects on tourist trends from Russia to Cyprus in the coming summer season are exceptionally optimistic, according to President of the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO) Alekos Orountiotis who led Cyprus' delegation to
Cypriots in their majority appear satisfied with their life on the whole, according to the regular Eurobarometer 74, which was carried out from mid-November to early December 2010 across Cyprus. According to
Japan warned radiation levels had become "significantly" higher around a quake-stricken nuclear power plant on Tuesday after explosions at two reactors, and the French embassy said a low-level radioactive wind could reach
Morgan Stanley has increased its holding in Alpha Bank to 5.1% from 4.965%, the Greek lender said in a bourse filing on Monday, adding that the transaction was unsolicited. Alpha Bank rejected
Former European member of parliament (MEP) Yiannakis Matsis and a Greek Cypriot refugee were released on Monday having spent two days in custody after a military court in the Turkish-occupied north of
Cyprus and Israel share a challenge to work together in the name of science and technology, Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Monday, during a joint press conference with President of the
