A committee of Greek MPs failed to agree on Wednesday on whether a former minister should stand trial in a bribery scandal, leaving parliament to resolve the case in a vote that
Libya is interested in participating in Cyprus Energy Center, in supplying Cyprus with natural gas and in investing in the energy sector in Cyprus, Libyan Minister of Petroleum Shokri Ghanem has assured.
Germany confirmed its first case of swine flu on Wednesday, the eighth country where the virus has been found, but reported deaths remained confined to Mexico nearly a week after the threat
Stock index futures pointed to a higher start for Wall Street on Wednesday, ahead of GDP data. At 0902 GMT, futures for the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq were up between
Britain's Home Retail posted a 24 percent drop in annual profit on Wednesday and warned weak consumer demand and a lower pound could lead to an even bigger fall this financial year,
World stocks rose on Wednesday and government bonds and the low-yielding yen fell as forecast-beating earnings from European companies spurred share buying ahead of key U.S. growth data. French tyre maker Michelin
With signs the deep U.S. economic swoon may be easing, Federal Reserve policy makers appear ready to hold off new measures to flood the economy with money while keeping interest rates steady
The head of the $700 billion rescue fund created to restore the U.S. financial system will likely make Friday his last day on the job, The Washington Post reported. Neel Kashkari has
Microsoft has responded to EU antitrust charges that it sought to thwart rivals by bundling its web browser with its Windows PC operating system, the European Commission said on Wednesday. "We will
Nokia Oyj said on Tuesday it would combine its different Internet services tighter together as the world's top cellphone maker tackles Apple's hugely succesful App Store. To cope with slowing phone demand
