Authorities have arrested a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings based on security video that showed a man depositing a bag at the scene before the blasts, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing
Britain gave Margaret Thatcher its grandest political funeral in half a century on Wednesday as her flag-draped coffin was borne through central London on a horse-drawn gun carriage, though a few boos
A letter addressed to President Barack Obama contained a substance that preliminarily tested positive for the deadly poison ricin, authorities said on Wednesday. News that the letter to Obama was being investigated
Global summits organiser IRN is hosting the 2nd Annual Cypriot-Greek Oil & Gas Summit in Limassol this week that will be held under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Environment, Energy &
A senior economist is urging the Cyprus government not to sell its gold reserves, with the 10 tonnes up for sale expected to fetch some 400 mln euros to be better utilised
Cyprus finance minister Haris Georgiades said on Wednesday he anticipated the government to sell part of its 13.9 tonnes in gold reserves "during the next months", but the final decision rested with
The European Central Bank should do more to ensure that its cheap loans to banks were being passed on to the real economy and the ECB itself must become more transparent and
Two rockets fired from Egypt's Sinai peninsula struck Israel's Red Sea resort of Eilat on Wednesday, causing no casualties or damage, the Israeli military said, in an attack claimed by Islamist militants.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev defended his government's record in a combative speech to parliament on Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin signaled he may be losing patience with his long-time ally. There
At least 13 people were killed and hundreds of houses destroyed in southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday when the region was struck by tremors from an earthquake that was centred in neighbouring Iran,
