A Syrian rebel group said on Wednesday it had killed a Russian general working as an adviser to Syria's ministry of defence in an operation in the western Ghouta region on the
The number of building permits issued in May 2012 declined by 10.56% year on year, marking a further deterioration of the construction sector amid the financial crisis. According to figures released today
Cyprus marked its highest Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) in July 2012 with 3.8% from 3.5 in July 2011, figures released today by Cyprus` Statistical Service. In the first seven months
Pop singer Madonna donned the trademark balaclava worn by punk band Pussy Riot during a concert in Moscow to demand Russia free three group members on trial for bursting into a Russian
Emergency workers and troops rushed food, water and clothes to nearly 850,000 people displaced and marooned from deadly floods spawned by 11 straight days of southwest monsoon rains that soaked the Philippine
European shares and the single currency edged lower after three days of solid gains on Wednesday as investors await the next moves by central banks to tackle declining global growth and Europe's
Syrian rebels trying to fight off an army offensive in Aleppo said on Tuesday they were running low on ammunition as President Bashar al-Assad's forces encircled their stronghold at the southern entrance
Kuwaiti lawmakers boycotted a parliament session on Tuesday to foil another attempt to swear in a new cabinet – a move that makes the assembly's dissolution likely and throws the U.S. ally
* Expectations for growth low; painful adjustment measures seen * International lenders assessing Cyprus's bailout needs found the economy in a "worse state than expected" and in need of painful adjustment in
A group claiming to represent dissident Syrian diplomats has swung behind the revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, calling for a power transfer to a body "representing the Syrian people" and urging more
