India on Wednesday launched a clampdown on major Internet communications firms, including Google and Skype, and began accessing some BlackBerry traffic in a campaign driven by security fears. Home Secretary G.K. Pillai
A British airplane en route to Poland was forced to make an emergency landing in Germany after a 56-year-old woman spilled a hot cup of tea on herself, German police said on
Greece's largest food group, Vivartia, has agreed to take control of rival dairy firm Mevgal as part of efforts to cope with a consumer slump in the recession-plagued, cash-strapped country. The move
For the second straight year, "Transformers" star Shia LaBeouf topped a Forbes.com list of Hollywood's Best Actors for the Buck with women claiming five of the top 10 spots compared to zero
The Dutch are set to live longer — good news for them but bad news for insurers that are expected to suffer from higher capital requirements and tighter profit margins as a
Surging domestic demand helped manufacturing growth in China and Russia pick up speed in August, according to business surveys on Wednesday that conversely showed a slowing recovery in European factories. Purchasing managers
Citigroup's private banking arm has set up a global unit to target family offices, organisations that manage the financial affairs of rich dynasties, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Citi
U.S. private employers unexpectedly cut jobs in August, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday, delivering another blow to the already faltering economic recovery. The private sector cut 10,000 jobs
Bulgaria's budget deficit narrowed to 1.2 bln levs ($775.7 million), or 1.8% of GDP, in the first seven months of the year after the country received European Union funds in July, the
Britain's top share index was higher by midday on Wednesday, helped by a pick-up in M&A talk and with investor sentiment buoyed by firm economic data from China. By 1104 GMT, the
