Britain unveiled its new biometric identity card on Thursday which the government says will be vital in fighting illegal immigration and terrorism, while critics call it an expensive attack on civil liberties.
Sales of newly constructed U.S. single-family homes in August fell to its lowest point in more than 17 years while prices hit four-year lows, a government report on Thursday showed, in a
Russia’s firm position on Cyprus was expressed during a meeting between the President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in New York, the Russian
To increase road safety, the European Commission has decided to introduce dedicated Daytime Running Light (DRL) on all new types of motor vehicles from the year 2011 onwards. A press release from
A delegation of the France-Cyprus Friendship Group at the French Senate will be visiting Cyprus September 25-30, headed by the Chairman of the Group Andre Rouviere. During their stay in Cyprus the
Turkey cannot join the European Union if it does not recognise beforehand the Republic of Cyprus, Acting President of the Republic and House of Representatives Speaker Marios Garoyian and Belgian Senator and
Republican presidential candidate John McCain said on Thursday "time is short" to achieve a Wall Street rescue plan as he and Democratic rival Barack Obama headed to Washington to help broker a
Orders for costly U.S. manufactured goods plunged in August and the number of workers filing new claims for jobless benefits shot up, according to government reports on Thursday that showed the economy
Market participants scrambled for funds at the Bank of England's regular one-week cash auction on Thursday as banking sector nerves pushed money markets deeper into gridlock. Banks put in bids worth 89.2
Europe's biggest bank HSBC Holdings is not in talks with Swiss rival UBS AG about a deal, a person familiar with the situation said. UBS shares jumped on Thursday as talk reemerged
