Before blasting the first human into space in 1961, the Soviet Union fired off one last test flight of the tiny capsule that would carry Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on his historic mission.
Forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi were massed in the west of the country on Tuesday, residents said, and the United States said it was moving warships and air forces closer
— Loans grow in Russia, Serbia, Ukraine and Cyprus – Cyprus-based lender Marfin Popular's net profit fell almost 50% last year as weak fixed income and equity markets weighed on income. The
Bank of Cyprus said on Monday it planned an issue of up to 1.34 bln euros worth of Convertible Enhanced Capital Securities to meet tighter capital rules. Existing shareholders will have priority
* In authoritarian states, protesters want more freedom * Financial adjustments bring anger in Western economies * Vicious cycle of inflation and unrest With the Middle East in turmoil, other authoritarian states
Young, married couples who had not started a family had the happiest relationships, according to a study of British attitudes published on Monday. The initial findings of Understanding Society, a 48.9 million
The home of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle is the "most flirtatious city" of the modern world, a new study showed on Monday. Athens topped a "World Flirtation League", which ranked cities by
Ireland's new leaders have a month to persuade European partners to relax the terms of a controversial bailout or risk the euro zone struggler buckling under the strain of its debts. Enda
– Trial relating to sex scandal starts April 6 The trial of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on tax fraud charges resumed on Monday, the first of three cases to be revived after
— Proposes reduced dividend; provisioning costs rise — Net profit at Bank of Cyprus fell 2% last year to 306 mln euros after a jump in loan provisions and is likely to
