A Nepali man who was bitten by a cobra snake bit it back and killed the reptile in a tit-for-tat attack, a newspaper said on Thursday. Nepali daily Annapurna Post said Mohamed Salmo Miya chased the snake, which bit him in his rice paddy on Tuesday, caught it and bit it until it died. "I
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Spanish news organisations are being forced to cut staff and budgets as advertising revenues plummet, eroding the quality and range of the media at a time when the country is facing its worst economic crisis in a generation. Media companies across southern Europe are feeling the strain as advertising spending falls in line with collapsing
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* Greek PM in Berlin on Friday, Paris on Saturday * Merkel, Hollande meet beforehand to agree message * German, French leaders struggle to project unity Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande are expected to tell Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras this week that they can give him little leeway on easing the terms of his
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Forbes magazine ranked German Chancellor Angela Merkel the most powerful woman in the world for the second year in a row in the annual list dominated by politicians, businesswomen and media figures. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton placed second, followed by Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, making the top three spots unchanged from last year.
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World No.2 retailer Carrefour may need to raise up to 3 billion euros ($3.7 billion) to fund a revival plan for its struggling European hypermarkets, but tight finances and dire economic times leave its new boss with hard choices. Having pulled out of recession-hit Greece in June, Carrefour could quit more non-strategic countries such as
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Russia believes Syria has no intention of using its chemical weapons and is able to safeguard them, the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported on Wednesday, citing a unidentified Foreign Ministry official. The report seemed aimed to reassure the West that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will not use chemical weapons against rebels after U.S. President Barack Obama
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Egypt has formally requested a $4.8 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, a spokesman for its president said on Wednesday during a visit to Cairo by IMF chief Christine Lagarde to discuss support for the country's ailing economy. Egypt's finance minister said last week Cairo would discuss the possibility of the bigger-than-expected loan from
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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a travel advice for Lebanon, advising citizens of the Republic of Cyprus to avoid traveling to certain areas. In a press release it notes the travel advice is for the citizens of the Republic of Cyprus who are permanent residents, travelling or intend to visit Lebanon. “In view
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Pictures of a naked Prince Harry, grandson of Britain's Queen Elizabeth, cavorting with a nude young woman in a hotel room in Las Vegas were published on a U.S. website on Wednesday, in a potential embarrassment to him and the royal family. A royal source confirmed to Reuters that it was Harry in the photos.
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In summer 2007, French bank Societe Generale drew up plans for a stylish glass building to house 3,500 traders at the foot of its twin-tower headquarters in La Defense, the business district of west Paris. The five-storey block of trading floors, each the size of half a soccer pitch, will open its doors later this
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