Bahrain cut curfew hours on Saturday and urged Bahrainis to return to work after a crackdown on mainly Shi'ite Muslim protesters this week raised tensions in the world's largest oil-producing region. The
Thousands of mourners called on Saturday for “revolution” at the funeral of protesters killed by Syrian security forces, the boldest challenge to Syria's rulers since uprisings began sweeping the Arab world. Security
Conditions at a badly damaged Japanese nuclear power plant are grave but not deteriorating badly, the U.N. atomic agency said on Friday. The International Atomic Energy Agency gave its assessment after Japanese
Cyprus could expedite its oil and gas exploration programme to tap an anticipated increase in demand, the head of its energy service said on Friday. U.S. energy company Noble has a concession
Supporters of Libyan rebels celebrated a U.N. resolution authorising a "no-fly" zone and military attacks on Muammar Gaddafi's forces, after the Libyan leader said he would crush the revolutionaries. But after waiting
Life expectancy in Europe is continuing to increase despite an obesity epidemic, with people in Britain reaching an older age than those living in the United States, according to study of trends
The United States, in a sharp shift in tone, wants the United Nations to authorize not just a no-fly zone to aid Libyan rebels but also air strikes against Libyan tanks and
A surge in oil prices could threaten forecast economic growth for Cyprus of 1.5% this year, Finance Minister Charilaos Stavrakis said on Thursday. "The external environment is difficult and fragile," Stavrakis told
Cyprus will offer up to 200 mln euros in 26-week treasury bills in an auction on March 28, its public debt management office said on Thursday. The bills will have a March
Operators of a quake-crippled nuclear plant in Japan dumped water on overheating reactors on Thursday while the United States expressed growing alarm about leaking radiation and said it was chartering aircraft
