Anti-government protesters lifted their crippling, eight-day blockade of Bangkok's main airport on Wednesday, raising the hopes of 230,000 stranded tourists, even though there is no end in sight to Thailand's political crisis.
OPEC will cut oil output at its next meeting on Dec. 17 in Algeria, Qatar's oil minister said on Wednesday. "For sure we will cut in Oran (Algeria)," Abdullah al-Attiyah told reporters
UK mortgage lending in 2009 will remain below 2007 levels, despite government pressure on banks to match last year's lending volumes, the head of Britain's mortgage industry association said on Tuesday. Michael
President of the Republic Demetris Christofias, highlighting the sovereign rights of the Republic of Cyprus and his own right to sign agreements with other countries, answered in writing on Tuesday to the
President of the Republic of Cyprus Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat have made advances in their discussions on the chapter of governance, said here Tuesday UN Secretary General’s
EU Ministers of Finance agreed on Tuesday on the guidelines for the European Commission's plan for the recovery of the European economy. The plan worth 200 billion euros translates into 1.5% of
European banks Credit Suisse and HSBC Holdings said they were not aware of any U.S. investigation into offshore private banking services, after a report they had been targeted by a probe. The
Turkey has made no effort to ease tensions with Greece despite Athens' attempts to defuse a long-running territorial dispute and other differences, Greece's foreign minister said in an interview on Tuesday. Dora
Nearly half of households in Cyprus had access to the Internet during the first quarter of 2008, up from 39% from the respective period a year ago, but still lower than the
Primetel Plc (PTL) announced that the procedure for the Public Offer towards Spidernet Services Public Ltd (SNET) shareholders for the acquisition of up to 100% of SNET’s issued share capital has been
