The passport office in Newport, south Wales, and most of passport interview offices across Britain, are to close with a loss of more than 250 jobs, the Public and Commercial Services union
Jailed Chinese democracy activist Liu Xiaobo won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for two decades of non-violent struggle for human rights, infuriating China, which called the award "an obscenity". The prize
Credit card payments in Cyprus rose 3% in the first nine months of 2010 compared to last year, clearing agency JCC said on Friday. Transactions worth 1.39 bln euros were processed using
A European Commissioner reassured Turkey on Friday that its membership bid was on track, days after Turkish leaders aired suspicions that some EU members were stalling the entry of a Muslim country
The United Arab Emirates has dropped a threat to suspend BlackBerry services after resolving a dispute with the Canadian maker of the devices, Research in Motion (RIM), the state news agency said
European Union bank watchdogs fleshed out on Friday what amount to the world's toughest and most far-reaching curbs on bonuses, prompting a warning that financial firms are now more likely to set
Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said that the historic visit of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev in Cyprus has been concluded successfully. Speaking after the session of the Ministerial Council,
The Ministerial Council was briefed on Friday on the latest report by the International Monetary Fund, concerning the evaluation of the Cypriot economy, Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou said. Stephanou remarked that the
European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek will pay an official visit to Cyprus from 10 to 12 October. According to an official announcement issued here by the Office of the European Parliament in
Turkey aims to raise trade with China to $50 billion from a current $17 billion over the next five years, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday at a joint news conference
