Polar bears evolved as a separate species far earlier than previously thought, according to a new genetic study, which adds to worries about their ability to adapt in a rapidly warming world.
The global economy is set to expand by a modest 3.3 percent this year as a still-smoldering euro zone debt crisis and a relatively slow U.S. recovery continue to leave Asia as
China has provided some assistance to North Korea's missile program, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Thursday, a week after the hermit state's failed rocket launch triggered international condemnation. Under United
The International Monetary Fund's bid to win a big boost in funding to handle the euro-zone debt crisis hit a speed bump on Thursday when Brazil demanded more power at the
Egypt's request for a $3.2 billion IMF loan will not be enough to meet the country's financial needs and will require additional resources from donor countries, the head of the International Monetary
Seven young men appeared in a South African court on Thursday to face charges of gang-raping a mentally handicapped teenage girl and recording the act on a cell-phone video that then went
The minimum wage at professional-entry level in Cyprus is expected to rise by 1.7% or 15 euros to 870 euros, while after six months of service, the minimum wage should go up
Europe's top shares gained on Thursday as Spain prepared to test investors appetite for risk at its auction of two- and 10-year bonds, while CaixaBank underperformed after its first-quarter profit plunged. The
Year 2012 will be particularly difficult for the Cypriot economy, Finance Ministry said in a press release issued following the publication of the International Monetary Fund's forecasts for Cyprus in the framework
The Popular Bank, the second biggest lender in Cyprus that needs to find more than a billion euros in fresh capital by June, wants to be considered eligible for cash that will
