Economy & Business
Cyprus Airways shuts down after EU order on state aid
Cyprus\' national airline lost its operating license and stopped all flights after the European Union ruled that it had illegally ...Amid hacking tensions, South Korea proposes resuming talks with North
South Korea proposed on Monday to resume stalled talks with North Korea, an overture that comes amid heightened diplomatic tension ...Hong Kong property tycoon jailed for five years in graft case
The former co-chairman of Hong Kong-listed developer Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd, Thomas Kwok, was sentenced to five years in ...Swiss central bank imposes negative interest rates
Following the fallout of the slide in the Russian ruble, Switzerland sought Thursday to prevent the Swiss franc from breaching ...IMF withholds bailout money for Cyprus
The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it won\'t release $108 million (88 million euros) in rescue money for bailed-out Cyprus ...Air strikes, clashes near two eastern Libyan oil ports
Forces loyal to Libya\'s recognized government on Saturday conducted air strikes on targets near the eastern oil ports of Ras Lanuf and ...US House passes $1.1tn budget bill to avert shutdown
The House of Representatives averted a government shutdown on Thursday, narrowly passing a $1.1 trillion spending bill despite strenuous Democratic objections to ...Obama unveils U.S. immigration reform, setting up fight with Republicans
President Barack Obama imposed the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation on Thursday, easing the threat of deportation for some 4.7 ...Israel approves 78 new settler homes in East Jerusalem
Israel on Wednesday approved the construction of 78 new homes in two settlements on West Bank land annexed to Jerusalem, likely to ...G20 commits to higher growth, fight climate change; Russia isolated over Ukraine
Leaders from the G20 group of nations agreed on Sunday to boost flagging global growth, tackle climate change and crack ...




