Greek public transport and media workers launched a week of anti-austerity strikes on Monday expected to ground flights, disrupt services and pile rubbish on the streets in the run-up to Christmas holidays.
What the Federal Reserve giveth, Obama taketh away The U.S. central bank's $600 billion stimulus plan was supposed to lower interest rates. But President Barack Obama's tax deal with Republicans, by rekindling
Governments, not the European Central Bank, have to solve the sovereign debt crisis, one of the bank's top policymakers Juergen Stark was quoted as saying. ECB policymakers have become increasingly vocal in
Foreign housemates working in Cyprus are estimated to have reached 35,000, or 2,57% of total population, Minister of Labour and Social Insurance Soteroulla Charalambous has said. Addressing a conference organized by the
Government Spokesman Stephanos Stephanou has said that the government will continue addressing economic challenges in a responsible and decisive manner. “The government will continue addressing the economic needs and challenges in a
From "Spiderman" to "Mission Impossible," Bollywood actors are increasingly finding their way into mainstream Hollywood films. As Hollywood brings more Indian and Asian characters into its stories, established stars in India are
Asian stocks chalked up modest gains on Monday, buoyed by upbeat U.S. data, while Chinese shares rose nearly 3 percent as investors reacted with relief that Beijing's policy moves to cool inflation
Evidence of green business profits and more direct industry engagement may be needed to push U.N. climate talks out of stale rich-poor rivalries to a global agreement. Negotiations like the just-finished 190-nation
A majority of British retailers believe Christmas will be no worse than last year, despite the financial pressures of the last 12 months and the recent snow, a survey said on Monday.
Capital Intelligence, the international credit rating agency, has raised the long-term foreign currency rating of Turkey’s Finansbank A.S. (FB). That rating, which continues to be constrained by the country’s sovereign rating, was
