The world's largest offshore wind farm, which can generate enough electricity for half a million homes, was officially opened off Britain's south-east coast on Thursday. Prime Minister David Cameron opened the 630-megawatt London Array project, which was developed by E.ON, DONG Energy and Abu Dhabi's Masdar and produced its first electricity from all its turbines

Russia criticised France, Spain and Portugal on Thursday for delaying the Bolivian president's flight home from Moscow this week over suspicions that former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden was on board. There is no evidence Snowden was on board and, after the initial refusals to let the plane enter the European Union member states'

Oil slipped on Thursday from a two-week high above $106 a barrel after Egypt's armed forces toppled its president, easing concerns over the threat of supply disruption in the Middle East. The risk that turmoil in Egypt could destabilise the Middle East as well as a tightening in the U.S. oil market had sent prices

The Egyptian judge who is due to be sworn in as interim president on Thursday took his oath of office as head of the constitutional court. Adli Mansour, who will replace Mohamed Mursi as president, had yet to be sworn in as head of the Supreme Constitutional Court. He will become head of state under

Britain's top share index rebounded on Thursday, taking its cue from gains in Asian and U.S. stocks and strength in easyJet, although gains were limited by concerns about a political crisis in Portugal. Low-cost carrier easyJet, up 1.9 percent, was among top gainers after announcing a 1.9 percent increase in the number of passengers in

Emirates, one of the world’s fastest-growing airlines, is offering special Economy Class fares to 10 select destinations for leisure and business passengers in Cyprus. Emirates return Economy Class fares start from as low as €443 for travel to Dubai. Qatar’s capital Doha starts from €543, while fares to Mumbai and Delhi in India start from

President Barack Obama sought to allay concerns from German Chancellor Angela Merkel about reported U.S. spying on European allies on Wednesday, and they agreed to hold a high-level meeting on the subject in coming days. The European Union has demanded the United States explain a report in a German magazine that Washington was spying on

Christof Rosenberg has been trying for a year to find a skilled toolmaker for the specialist pipe company he runs with his two brothers in western Germany. Two recruits he brought in and trained failed to master the job. Now he's having to delay projects by up to six weeks and that's hurting business at