Kuwait has asked BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) to block pornographic sites though will not suspend services like other Gulf states have threatened to do, a local newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Mining group Xstrata said it would pump over $5 bln into new mines and keep targeting organic growth rather than acquisitions, after more than doubling first-half earnings per share on higher metals
Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co, whose unit holds a stake in BP Plc's ruptured oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, said on Tuesday it has so far received a $480
A question-and-answer page on Google Hong Kong's website became inaccessible to some mainland Chinese users on Tuesday, underscoring Beijing's sensitivity about the Internet. The Chinese government, obsessed with maintaining social stability and
Spanish, Italian and French car sales dropped in July from a year ago as scrappage schemes were phased out and austerity measures kicked in, figures showed on Monday. In Spain, industry association
European shares hit a three-month closing high on Monday, to finish above a key resistance level, boosted by strong results from HSBC and BNP Paribas and better than expected U.S. manufacturing data.
Greece launched 35 anti-corruption investigations against public employees and institutions on Monday, stepping up a much-publicised crackdown on public sector corruption to sooth popular demands for justice. The government is keen to
HSBC is about halfway through bulking up its equities platform to build on its strong debt position and tap into rising equity market activity in Asia, the head of its investment bank
The Minister of Education and Culture has issued a decree setting out a ceiling on fees in private universities, at 0.45% of the current cost, applicable as of September 2011. This is
BNP Paribas, France's biggest listed bank, trumped profit expectations thanks to lower loan provisions and strong retail banking, offsetting volatile financial market conditions that hit investment banking. The second-quarter performance underlined an
