Europe
Cyprus parliament narrowly approves bailout condition
The Parliament of Cyprus on Friday approved key legislation bringing its cooperative banks under the direct supervision of the central bank, narrowly ...Nordic countries pledge $750 million to the Global Fund
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria strongly welcomed a pledge of US$750 million by Nordic countries, a highly significant ...Femen presents documentary on topless movement at Venice
A new documentary about the Femen topless activists shown in Venice has revealed that the feminist group was founded by a man.Vodafone agrees $130bn sales of Verizon Wireless stake
Vodafone has confirmed it has sold its 45% share in Verizon Wireless to US operator Verizon for $130bn.Russia may send lawmakers to US to discuss Syria
Russian lawmakers want to travel to Washington to urge the U.S. Congress not to back President Barack Obama\'s plan for military strikes ...British broadcaster David Frost dies aged 74
Veteran British journalist and broadcaster David Frost, who won fame around the world for his TV interviews with former President Richard Nixon, ...World protests as Obama prepares to strike Syria
Protesters worldwide are taking to the streets — and to social media — to express their varied views on a possible U.S.-led ...Nobel Prize winning poet Seamus Heaney dies aged 74
Irish writer and poet Seamus Heaney, who won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature, died Friday at the age of ...North Korea withdraws invite for US envoy
The U.S. State Department says North Korea has rescinded its invitation for a senior U.S. envoy to travel to Pyongyang to seek ...EU and eurozone jobless rate remain steady
The unemployment rate for the eurozone stood at 12.1 percent in July, the same as the previous month and also the highest ...




