Turkey’s new FM pushes peace talks in Cyprus

Turkey's new foreign minister said on Wednesday that Ankara would push for settlement in divided Cyprus, where Turkish Cypriots recently elected a government backing a two-state arrangement anathema to Greek Cypriots. In

Cyprus banks are safe, pass “stress tests”

The banking sector in Cyprus remains healthy with local banks maintaining adequate liquidity and capital, and thus do not need capital injections or state aid from the government, Central Bank Governor Athanasios

Boston Globe union, NY Times reach accord

The Boston Globe's biggest union reached a tentative accord early on Wednesday with owner New York Times Co to secure the money-losing newspaper's survival after a month of intense negotiations. The Boston

Bernanke sees U.S. recovery this year

The U.S. economy will begin to turn up later this year provided the financial sector continues to mend, although unemployment will remain high for a while, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said