A small bomb exploded near the Turkish prime ministry building in the capital Ankara on Monday, about an hour before a cabinet meeting was due to be held there, and one person was slightly injured, officials said. Police closed off the area where the explosion took place, at the entrance to a car park for
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A Greek tanker carrying more than 2,000 tonnes of oil and diesel sank west of Athens on Monday and one person on board was unaccounted for, authorities said. "The ship had 11 persons on board. One is missing, it might be the captain. The other 10 are safe," a coastguard official said. He said the
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* Project will ensure energy security, allow exports * Israel and Cyprus began a feasibility study on Sunday for the construction of an underwater electric cable between the two countries that would ensure their energy security and offer Israel a channel to export energy to Europe. The Israel-Cyprus leg, with an estimated cost of half
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Vladimir Putin faces new protests on Monday to challenge his victory in a presidential election he said had prevented Russia from falling into the hands of enemies trying to usurp power. Putin's opponents, complaining of widespread fraud in Sunday's election, said they did not recognise the results and would rally near the Kremlin at 7
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Few close observers of the Syrian conflict believe the uprising that began nearly a year ago is anything like over, and nor do they believe that President Bashar al-Assad can use the siege of Homs as a springboard to regain full control of the country. Syrian troops entered the ruins of Baba Amro, the rebel
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President Dmitry Medvedev held out an olive branch to opposition protesters on Monday, telling Russia's prosecutor general to study the legality of 32 criminal cases including the jailing of former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Medvedev also told the justice minister to explain why Russia had refused to register the liberal opposition movement PARNAS, whose leaders
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Asian shares fell on Monday, as investors turned cautious about riding further on liquidity-driven optimism without seeing more evidence of firmer global growth and on concerns about the impact of a slowing Chinese economy. Market sentiment has been improving since late last year as major central banks around the world flooded the financial system with
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Greece's second bailout may prove insufficient and a topping up of the euro zone's permanent bailout fund cannot be ruled out, the Austrian Chancellor was quoted as saying in a newspaper on Sunday. "I would not trust anyone who says that (the help) for Greece is enough," Werner Faymann said in an interview with Austrian
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The chief negotiator for the body representing private sector holders of Greek bonds expressed confidence on Saturday that a bond swap deal which is a key part of Greece's bailout programme would be completed successfully next week. "We can sense in our discussions with investors that momentum is building," Charles Dallara, managing director of the
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Cyprus authorities say they will drop charges against dozens of elderly women for gambling after reports of their prosecution triggered disbelief among the public. Some 42 women aged between 60 and 98 had received a summons to appear in court this month after police nabbed them playing a local version of gin rummy at a
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