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Greece and Cyprus said they backed Turkey's bid to join the European Union, but that the neighbour with which they have been at loggerheads for years must meet EU entry requirements. "We

A total of 33 polling stations will be set up in 25 towns in different countries for the June European Parliament elections, in which Cypriots will be called to choose six deputies

Cyprus and Greece agree that the negotiations between the leaders of the two communities in Cyprus for a solution of the island's political problem have not made the expected progress, President of

The U.S. economy is starting to show signs of shrinking more slowly but positive growth is not expected until sometime next year, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday. "There has been

The British economy will shrink by 3.5 percent in 2009, finance minister Alistair Darling said on Wednesday, the fastest rate of contraction since World War Two. The finance minister also forecast government

The number of Britons claiming jobless benefit rose by less than expected in March, although the total in unemployment number surged higher, while government borrowing hit a record high, data showed on

The pregnancy was unexpected, and for one 32-year-old single mother in Syracuse, New York, the ailing economy became a factor in her decision to have an abortion. "More so now that we

Africans and Roma face acute discrimination in the European Union but little of it gets reported to the authorities because victims don't believe any action will be taken, an EU report said

Turkish Cypriot hardliners who swept to victory in parliamentary elections this week must support the peace process with Greek Cypriots, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said. Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat,

A European Union laboratory will prepare a new control protocol on scrapie to confirm the genetic resistance of goats in Cyprus to the disease, according to Commission sources. A decision to this