The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) takes stock of the measures taken by the Republic of Cyprus to combat trafficking in Human Beings. In its evaluation report concerning Cyprus, which was published yesterday, GRETA makes also proposals concerning the way in which the Cypriot authorities may

German Chancellor Angela Merkel sought on Tuesday to quash talk of an imminent Greek default as the United States voiced fresh concern at the euro zone's inability to master its debt crisis. Merkel said in radio interview that Europe was doing everything in its power to avoid a Greek default and urged politicians in her

The number of people living with diabetes has soared to 366 million, and the disease kills one person every seven seconds, posing a "massive challenge" to healthcare systems worldwide, experts said on Tuesday. The vast majority of those with the disease have Type 2 — the kind linked to poor diet, obesity and lack of

World stocks and the euro fell on Tuesday after a report cast doubt on the idea China would provide financial support to Italy, leaving investors focussed on growing risks to European banks and the euro. A Financial Times report that Italy had asked China to buy its debt had helped stocks recover some ground earlier

Turkey may launch a cross-border land offensive against Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq "at any moment" depending on talks with Iraq, Turkey's Interior Minister said on Tuesday. "Cross-border operations can be by air or by land, depending on talks with our neighbour these can be done at any moment," Interior Minister Idris Naim Sahin told

Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne warned that the euro single currency system could "go off the rails" unless European leaders effectively resolve the current debt crisis. Marchionne, who also runs Chrysler, said the markets were showing little confidence in Europe's ability to draw a line under the crisis, which has spread to his homeland Italy after

The euro zone's leaders need to show markets they are taking responsibility for its debt crisis and work out how to tally monetary union with budget policy, Spanish press reported U.S. President Barack Obama as saying. Greece is the immediate concern, but an even bigger problem is what may happen should markets take another run

Central Bank Governor Athanasios Orphanides, has described as “very encouraging” the efforts of Minister of Finance Kikis Kazamias, to put in order the island’s finances. Orphanides said “it is imperative for all those involved, including political parties and social partners, to help towards this effort”. In a speech at the Bank of Cyprus, Orphanides said