The government has made the necessary steps to solve the problem of water shortage, an issue which has been affecting Cyprus for decades, President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias has
Japan intervened in foreign exchange markets for the first time in six years on Wednesday to stem economic damage from the surging yen, pushing its currency sharply lower and lifting Tokyo stocks
Brazil is optimistic that a power struggle in the International Monetary Fund will be resolved before an Oct. 31 deadline, a Brazilian government source told Reuters on Tuesday. The comments come as
The 6th Cyprus – Russia intergovernmental committee on economic cooperation will convene in Nicosia between 15-16 September. The committee will be presided by Minister of Finance Charilaos Stavrakis and Russian Deputy Minister
Democrats in the U.S. Senate advanced a measure to help small businesses on Tuesday, less than two months before they face voters who blame them for an economy still burdened with high
A bitter shareholder conflict at Russian hypermarket chain Lenta sparked a fistfight at the firm's headquarters on Tuesday, leading to 20 people being detained by police. The investor row erupted in August
British singer George Michael was sentenced to eight weeks in jail on Tuesday for driving under the influence of cannabis when he crashed his car into a north London shop in July.
Britain's leading shares edged higher on Tuesday, matching modest gains on Wall Street following above-forecast U.S. retail sales data, with commodity issues standing out. At the close, the FTSE 100 index was
The 32 Champions League teams will receive a minimum of 7.2 mln euros each for taking part this season, a slight increase on last term, European soccer's governing body UEFA said on
The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Turkish authorities had failed to prevent a journalist's assassination even though they knew that ultra-nationalists were plotting his death. Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant
