Germany, France want to cooperate on armament

Germany and France have signed a declaration of intent to cooperate on armament, and plan to coordinate their purchases in the long-term, the German-French declaration obtained by Reuters showed on Thursday. "We

How a Greek bank infected Cyprus

Like many Greek tycoons these days, Andreas Vgenopoulos is in trouble. The self-made businessman built one of Greece's leading corporate empires over the past two decades. Among its jewels was a major

Apple’s big enemy in smartphone wars

Apple Inc has spent nearly three years fighting its rivals in a global smartphone patent war. Now, setbacks in two key U.S. court cases are laying bare why a drawn-out battle could

Italian police say arrest anarchists for attacks

Italian police said on Wednesday they were arresting members of an anarchist organisation suspected of carrying out a string of recent attacks, including sending letter bombs to the tax collection agency Equitalia