Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to military operations in Georgia on Tuesday, after five days of fighting and just before French President Nicolas Sarkozy was to hold peace talks in
European stocks trimmed losses by mid-morning on Tuesday after the Kremlin said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had ordered an end to the military operation in Georgia. At 0900 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300
The Cyprus Police Force special traffic branch, the “Z Team”, is to welcome women for the first time in its ranks, according to Police Chief Iakovos Papacostas. The “Z Team” is responsible
British house prices fell a little less than expected in July but sales per real estate firm hit a record low and retail sales weakened again, reports showed on Tuesday, reinforcing evidence
European stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday, snapping a two-session rally, with mining and energy shares retreating as metal prices tumbled and oil broke below $114 a barrel driven by the
British inflation shot up in July to more than twice the central bank's 2% target as food prices rocketed, official data showed on Tuesday which will douse expectations of any near-term interest
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Japan's largest bank, said it would bid $3 bln to buy the rest of UnionBanCal Corp a Californian bank it already owns two-thirds of, as it seeks growth
Google Inc said on Monday it has resolved an issue with its contacts system that caused many users of its Gmail service to have trouble accessing their online e-mail. The problems began
Wachovia Corp increased its previously reported second-quarter loss to $9.11 bln to cover costs to settle a probe of auction-rate securities sales, and said it will cut more jobs as the housing
Oil fell more than $1 a barrel on Tuesday as part of a broader commodities sell-off on the firmer U.S. dollar, which countered concerns over possible supply disruptions due to the Russia-Georgia
