Allied Irish Banks and Bank of Ireland shares soared on Thursday on expectations the government may not have to take equity in the lenders following the creation of a "bad bank" to
Britons' inflation expectations for the coming year held steady at 2.4 percent in August, unchanged from May, a quarterly survey from the Bank of England showed on Thursday. The figures should provide
The United States and other shipping nations have agreed on new guidelines to curb rampant piracy off the Horn of Africa, the State Department said on Wednesday. The State Department said the
President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias will be flying to Brussels on Thursday to participate in an informal meeting of heads of state or government of the member states of
President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat are holding on Thursday their second meeting of the second round of UN-led direct negotiations, aiming to reach a solution of the Cyprus
Cyprus Assize Court begins today trial of ''Helios'' 2005 air crash, which resulted in the death of all 121 passengers on the Boeing 747 bound for Prague via Athens. Helios Airways as
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will deliver tomorrow its final judgment in the case of ''Varnava and Others V. Turkey'', relating to missing persons in Cyprus. In January 2008, the
The Statistical Service reported that the industrial turnover index reached 128.5 (base 2005=100) in June 2009, recording a decrease of 10.8% compared with June 2008. Industrial production in the same period fell
The outlook for the UK water sector is stable, reflecting its resilience despite declining consumption and increasing bad debts over the last 12 months, as well as the risk mitigants inherent in
Asian stocks hit their highest level in 13 months on Thursday on signs the global economic recovery could be strengthening, while the dollar slid to a fresh one-year low as investor optimism
