Imported fenugreek seeds from Egypt may be the source of highly toxic E. coli outbreaks in Germany and France that have killed at least 48 people, according to initial investigations by European
Czech centre-right coalition parties have reached a deal to change some policies and the cabinet's makeup, saving the three-party government from possible collapse, a party chief said on Thursday. The coalition had
Cyprus ranks first among the EU and OSCE member states as regards expenditure in the education sector, President Demetris Christofias said at the graduation ceremony of the University of Cyprus, adding that
The Cyprus government has described as “at least unfortunate” a statement by the British Minister of State responsible for Europe, who compared the usurpation of Turkish occupied Greek Cypriot properties with delays
* Paying the price for the ratings downgrades * Cyprus sold 714.57 mln euros in two-year debt on Wednesday, paying domestic lenders 293 basis points more than a sale of bonds of
Actress Elizabeth Taylor's renowned collection of jewellery, works of art, fashion and memorabilia will be sold in a series of auctions starting in December, Christie's said on Wednesday. Taylor, one of the
Russia cut electricity supplies to Belarus on Wednesday over $43 mln in unpaid debts, upping pressure on President Alexander Lukashenko who is grappling with one of the worst economic crises of his
Hundreds of thousands of British teachers and civil servants will strike over pension reform on Thursday in the most serious challenge to the coalition government's austerity drive. Thousands of schools will close
Protesters using ladders broke into the first floor of an office building on Syntagma Square on Wednesday and attempted to set it on fire, witnesses reported. Some 30 protesters entered the building,
Syrian troops shot dead four villagers on Wednesday, an activist said, as authorities pressed on with a tank-led assault that has already driven thousands of refugees across the northwest border with Turkey.
