US support efforts for Cyprus settlement

US State Department Spokesman Sean McCormack said the US support the efforts of the two sides in Cyprus to reach an agreement on the Cyprus problem, adding that the US support a

Serb parliament ratifies EU pre-membership pact

Serbia's parliament overwhelmingly backed the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the European Union on Tuesday, a move expected to cement the nation's bid for membership of the bloc. The pact will be

Oil rises on hurricane threat, awaits OPEC

Oil rose on Monday as Hurricane Ike spun towards the U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil hub and traders awaited OPEC's decision this week on output policy. OPEC ministers gathering in Vienna were