WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaking via a choppy video feed from his virtual house arrest in London, lashed out at U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday for supporting freedom of speech in the Middle East while simultaneously "persecuting" his organization for leaking diplomatic cables. Assange, who has been holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy since
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TUI Travel, the world's biggest tour operator, said it had sold more summer holidays this year than a year ago and that early sales of winter getaways had been encouraging. The group, which owns Thomson and First Choice, on Thursday said it now had fewer holidays left to sell than at this stage last year.
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The European Commission is waiting for the formal response of the Cypriot authorities on various issues before the next Troika (Commission, European Central Bank, International Monetary Fund) mission to Cyprus. In statements to CNA from Brussels, European Commission Spokesman, Olivier Bailly, said that “we are waiting for a formal response and proposals from the Cypriot
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Greek police clashed with hooded rioters hurling petrol bombs as tens of thousands took to the streets of Athens on Wednesday in Greece's biggest anti-austerity protest in more than a year. Violence erupted after nearly 70,000 people marched to parliament chanting "We won't submit to the troika (of lenders)" and "EU, IMF Out!" on the
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Violent protests in Madrid and growing talk of secession in Catalonia are piling pressure on Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as he moves closer to asking Europe for rescue money. In public, Rajoy has been resisting calls from bankers at home and the leaders of France and Italy to move quickly to request assistance, but
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Greece's international lenders are at loggerheads over how to solve Athens' debt crisis, threatening more trouble for the euro as the IMF demands European governments write off some of the Greek debt they hold. Officials from Greece and the "troika" of the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund have told Reuters that
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European banks have admitted they have a cost problem, and must now show sceptical investors they are doing all they can to lead a profitable life without the crutch of bloated jobs, bonuses and business lines. Critics say many have been too slow to acknowledge the scale of the problem and need to step up
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Britain's biggest pizza delivery firm Domino's Pizza reported a 3.7 percent rise in comparable sales in its home market over the last three months, driven by higher online sales, and putting it on track to meet forecasts. Domino's, which operates the British, Irish, German and Swiss franchises of the global delivery brand, on Wednesday said
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* Six million deaths a year by 2030 due to climate, carbon * Cost to global economy seen at 3.2 percent of GDP by 2030 * Study conducted for governments of 20 developing countries More than 100 million people will die and global economic growth will be cut by 3.2 percent of gross domestic
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Pop star Madonna said on Tuesday she was being deliberately "ironic on stage" when she erroneously referred to President Barack Obama during her concert in the nation's capital as a "black Muslim." A video clip posted on YouTube by audience members at the Verizon Center in downtown Washington captured the 54-year-old singer delivering a rousing,
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