China blames poor decisions for violent demos

Bad decision-making was the main reason for a violent environmental protest in eastern China at the weekend, a state newspaper said in an unusually mild reproach stance after thousands of residents ransacked

Cyprus car sales slump further in June

Registrations of motor vehicles dropped by 33.5% over the year earlier in June, from 24.4% in May. Registrations for the first six months of 2012 fell by 26.9% to 14,613 vehicles in

Troika mission wraps up contacts in Cyprus

A group of auditors of the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund, also known as Troika, wrap up today contacts in Cyprus. This is the second week-long