Brent rose towards $116 a barrel on Wednesday on reports of Libyan government counter-attacks on rebel-held towns in the east of the country, heightening fears of a civil war in the world's
. BY MICHAEL SARRIS Former Minister of Finance As was widely predicted, worldwide recovery is taking a slow and hesitant path with unemployment the most stubborn and painful indicator. The emerging economies
A Greek prosecutor will probe whether merger talks between the country's top lender National Bank and its smaller rival Alpha were leaked for stock market speculation, a court official said on Tuesday.
* Insurers cannot use gender to set premiums and payouts * Unisex premiums and benefits to apply from Dec. 21, 2012 * European insurance shares flat, in line with market * Ruling
Illegal betting in sport generates a turnover of around $140 billion a year worldwide, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said on Tuesday. Speaking after a meeting with government ministers, Interpol and
Brent crude oil futures rose above $113 a barrel on Tuesday as a jittery market jumped higher on a report, soon denied, of Saudi involvement in Bahrain. A Saudi Arabian official quickly
French fashion house Christian Dior fired John Galliano on Tuesday after an online video clip circulated around the world showing its star designer shouting anti-Semitic abuse at people in a Paris bar.
Annual inflation in the Euro area1 was up to 2.3% in January 2011 compared to 2.2% in December 2010. At the same time, the annual inflation rate in Cyprus in January 2011
Greece’s harmonized inflation rate was 4.9 pct in January 2011, up from a 2.3 pct figure recorded in January 2010, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Monday. The statistics service, in a report,
Britain will announce on Tuesday it is cutting funding to some international aid organisations and will put some others on notice that they risk losing funding if they do not improve their
