The European Parliament, in a motion for a resolution on enlargement, calls on Turkey to actively contribute to the swift solution of the Cyprus problem, on the basis of UN Security Council decisions and EU principles. According to a press release, the European Parliament says current and potential candidate countries must continue reforming to stay

The significance of efforts in formulating common positions on issues of common interest, on the basis of international principles and values, is highlighted in a joint declaration adopted by the Presidents of the European Small States’ Parliaments, on Tuesday, at the end of their 4th Conference that was held in Nicosia. In statements during a

Asian stocks climbed on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve raised U.S. growth forecasts for 2010 but Japanese shares fell to a four-month low on worries about capital raisings and government economic policy. The dollar fell to a seven-week low 88.20 yen in morning Tokyo trade as Japanese exporters sold the U.S. currency and the greenback

Royal Caribbean's new Oasis of the Seas is the largest, widest, tallest, most expensive cruise ship afloat, a cornucopia of amusements aimed at quashing the notion that cruising is a sedentary vacation, said chief executive Richard Fain. Then he donned swim trunks, jumped on a boogie board and challenged fellow executives to a contest in

 World stocks rose while gold hit another record high and the dollar weakened on Wednesday after Federal Reserve minutes expressed confidence in the durability of the U.S. economic recovery. Federal Reserve officials raised their growth estimate for 2010, helping to offset Tuesday's data showing the U.S. grew at a slower-than-expected pace in the third quarter.