Germany will shut down all seven of its nuclear power plants that began operating before 1980 at least till June, the government said on Tuesday, leaving open whether they will ever start
Titan, Greece's biggest cement producer, is expected to post flat fourth-quarter profits on Thursday, with higher sales in Egypt and Turkey offset by falling business at home and in the United States.
Motor Oil, Greece's second-biggest refiner, is expected to swing to a profit in the fourth quarter, helped by a new distillation unit, a Reuters poll of analysts showed. Motor Oil is seen
Bahrain's king declared martial law on Tuesday as his government struggled to quell an uprising by the island's Shi'ite Muslim majority that has drawn in troops from fellow Sunni-ruled neighbour Saudi Arabia.
Muammar Gaddafi's forces seized a strategic town in eastern Libya on Tuesday, opening the way to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi while world powers failed to agree to push for a no-fly
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
