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Pace of attacks rising A car bomb blew up outside the Athens stock exchange on Wednesday, slightly injuring one woman, in what Greek police suspect was the latest attack by leftist or

Norway says some producers should do more for climate Oil-rich states are morally obliged to support tough limits on global emissions and should spend some of their windfall on environmental protection, a

. The Risk Watch Column DR ALAN WARING Many people are pondering the outcome of the huge turmoil in Iran following the recent presidential elections. From nearly 40 years’ Iran experience, I

. By Patrick D. Heuchenne The basis of this outlook on Cyprus was stimulated by recent declarations made by Central Bank Governor Athanassios Orphanides who, in defence over responsibilities said, 'here we

Among Top 10 in purchasing power The most expensive cities in the world are Oslo, Zurich, Copenhagen, Geneva, Tokyo and New York, but Nicosia is not too far off, according to a

. Once the Paphos opera is out of the way next weekend (the last major event to attract foreign tourists this year), Cyprus will be pushed off the travel radar screens and

By Isabel Reynolds and Yoko Nishikawa Japan's next prime minister began forming a government on Monday as investors worried the untested Democratic Party would overspend in a bid to revive the economy

By Marja Novak Greece has toughened its stance in the dispute over Macedonia's name, making it more likely to block its neighbour's European Union membership bid, Macedonia's Foreign Minister Antonio Milososki told

By Ben Berkowitz and Gilbert Kreijger The credit crisis has taken the traditional drivers of consolidation in the Dutch insurance industry out of the game, but new players are expected to step

. I am forced to say that in many contacts I have made in the past few weeks I have heard little else but grumbles about the absence of customers and the