Cyprus company registrations down 42%

Company registrations in the first nine months of 2009 are down 42% year-on-year at 11,342 compared to 19,563 registrations in the same period in 2008, but the pace of decline in September

Dollar limps up, Asia shares slip

The dollar edged further away from 14-month lows on Monday as investors trimmed bets against the beleaguered U.S. currency, while South Korean stocks dragged down other Asian markets on worries third-quarter earnings

Winners of Nobel Peace Prize in past decade

Following are the last 10 winners of the Nobel Peace Prize: 2009 – U.S. President Barack Obama for efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. 2008 – Former Finnish President

Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for giving the world "hope for a better future" and striving for nuclear disarmament, in a surprise award that drew criticism