Roman Catholic cardinals gather under the gaze of Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" on Tuesday to elect a new pope to tackle the daunting problems facing the 1.2-billion-member Church at one of the most
Cyprus’ National Economic Policy Council had a meeting on Monday during which it assessed proposals put forward by the Troika with a view to find ways to put these proposals into practice
Sterling hit a 2-1/2 year low against the dollar on Monday as hedge funds and long-term investors sold, seeing the pound as susceptible to more weakness given contrasting outlooks for the British
The European Union wants to persuade countries such as the United States and China to adopt its ban on the sale of new cosmetics tested on animals that came into force on
European shares paused early on Monday as Italy's credit rating downgrade hit domestic banks, taking the shine off an equity rally which remains supported by unprecedented stimulus from governments and central banks.
Commonwealth offers a great opportunity to join forces for the common good says Queen Elizabeth in a written message to mark this year’s Commonwealth theme “Opportunity through Enterprise”. “Great achievements in human
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is to expand significantly its reach across Africa after signing a strategic commercial partnership agreement with Kenya Airways, the national flag
Britain should force all banks to split routine retail operations from riskier investment activities if a single lender abuses new rules designed to protect taxpayers, an influential panel of lawmakers said. The
Britain's finance minister may have to apply shock treatment to the country's economy, including the controversial option of new borrowing to fund investment, if there is no sign of growth in six
The dollar held near multi-year highs against the yen on Monday after surprisingly strong U.S. labour data, but demand for riskier assets was curbed by a mixed bag of Chinese data which
