Cyprus peace talks will resume Sept 10

Cyprus said it expected peace talks to resume next week, after the opening round of new negotiations was postponed because of a row over Greek Cypriot pilgrims. "The talks will continue as

Oil rises above $69 on economy hopes

Oil prices rose above $69 a barrel on Thursday, drawing support from a sharp fall in U.S. gasoline inventories that revived hopes of a demand recovery in the world's largest fuel consumer.

Greek PM calls snap election, takes risky gamble

Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis launches a difficult election campaign on Thursday after calling early parliamentary elections to seek a new mandate and deal with a sharp economic crisis. The Greek bourse's