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 Insisting on the need to develop new forms of energy, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama on Monday chose as his energy secretary a Nobel physics laureate who is a major promoter of alternative

U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will meet with members of his economic team on Monday, including his nominee for treasury secretary and his pick to run the National Economic Council. Obama's transition office

China's capital spending slowed in November, rounding out a weak batch of monthly data that has pointed to an abrupt slowdown in the world's fourth-biggest economy — and a challenging policy task

President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat are meeting today in the context of the UN-led talks, and are expected to discuss external relations. Present at today’s meeting will

Protesters hurled eggs at police outside an Athens court on Monday and rallies were planned later in the day in a second week of anti-government protests in Greece since the police shooting

Former President of the Republic of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos, who passed away on December 12th, was laid to rest Monday. The funeral took place at state’s expense in the Saint Sophia Church

Japan reported its sharpest crash in business sentiment in three decades on Monday and industrial output in China grew at its slowest pace since 1999, the latest signs of the damage done

David Cameron, the leader of Britain's opposition Conservative party, repeated on Monday his plans for underwriting loans to businesses and tighter regulation of the financial community. Cameron said the main problem affecting

Former President of the Republic of Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos, served his homeland with devotion and was in the vanguard of the difficult political life of Cyprus, which he did not abandon until

Retail sales growth was still strong in September according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. The total volume of retail sales rose by 8.1% compared with September 2007, faster than