Glittering fireworks exploded on Sunday as revelers in Australia and Asia welcomed 2012 and others around the world looked forward to bidding a weary adieu to a year marred by natural disasters and ec

Europe divided on Friday in a historic rift over building a fiscal union to preserve the euro, with a large majority of countries led by Germany and France agreeing to move ahead with a separate treat

The euro fell against the dollar in Asian trade on Wednesday amid fears France faces a credit downgrade and after a Greek official warned the country was close to running out of cash, analysts said.

For self-made businessman Dimitrios, the threats began with a phone call from a man who said they knew where his daughter was.

At first the 57-year-old window installer kept quiet about the calls. Wh

The UN atomic agency said today 'very low levels' of radioactive iodine-131 had been detected in the air in the Czech Republic and in other countries, but presented no risk to human health. The Czech

Oil prices jumped to near $92 a barrel on Thursday in Asia after European leaders agreed on a plan to reduce Greece's debt burden.

The leaders of Germany and France, the eurozone's two biggest economies, said Sunday they have reached an agreement about how to strengthen Europe's shaky banking sector amid the region's debt crisis.

Recovering from a deep early-morning plunge, Indian stock benchmark Sensex narrowed its losses to just 58 points after European stocks shrugged off the threat posed by the unprecedented downgrade of the US credit rating.

Dec 25: Thousands of travellers were forced to spend the Christmas-eve at airport terminals, railway stations and on stalled trains in Germany as fresh snowfall and freezing conditions continue to cau

London, Dec. 7: Military alliance Nato has expanded defence plans in parts of eastern Europe amid fears that Russia poses an increasing threat, US diplomatic cables released on Tuesday by Wikileaks sh