Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Tuesday withdrew the appointment of the deputy Central Bank governor, shortly after lawmakers complained that the Central Bank had failed to provide complete data about people who had transferred money out of the eastern Mediterranean island before a haircut on major bank deposits.
World leaders on Monday mourned the death of Britain's first female prime minister Margaret Thatcher, reflecting on her influence both at home and abroad, and extending condolences to her family and people.
The state finances of Cyprus have reached a borderline situation and the government may have difficulty in paying the salaries of its employees at the end of April, the island's Finance Minister Haris Georgiades said on Monday.
British former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke, her spokesman announced Monday.
Baroness Thatcher will be remembered as a "towering figure" and a "strong and committed leader", UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said following the news of the death of the former British prime minister, known as the " Iron Lady."
India's ruling Congress party Monday dubbed as "lies" the latest release of diplomatic cables by whistle-blower website Wikileaks which claim that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi may have been a middleman for an arms deal in the 1970s.
Election authorities on Sunday rejected nomination papers of former Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf over his misuse of powers on the last day of the scrutiny of papers of thousands of candidates, local media reported.
The head of Iran's Majlis (parliament) National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said Sunday that the talks between Iran and world powers will continue, semi-official Fars news agency reported.
The Pentagon has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test planned for next week to avoid misperceptions due to the rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, local media reported on Saturday.
Top lawmakers from the Group of 20 (G20) members called for a bigger role for legislature in promoting economic recovery as they concluded a two-day forum here Friday.
There is growing mutual trust between China and the United States, and China is firmly committed to seeking a new type of inter-power relationship, Cui Tiankai, China's new ambassador to Washington, said on Wednesday.
The European anti-crisis way is the only solution for recovery, visiting Greek Foreign Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos said here on Thursday.
Current Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal was granted a new term in office due to foreign and internal pressure as well as the regional situation
Eight Syrian Alawites were kidnapped Monday in the Lebanese border area of Wadi Khaled while en route to Syria
The U.S. State Department said on Wednesday that the cut-off of military communications hotline by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was "not constructive."
BRICS countries on Wednesday morning have launched the BRICS Business Council, the key institution expected to drive private sector investments among the five member countries.
The fifth BRICS summit opened in Durban, South Africa, Tuesday night with President Jacob Zuma hosting a banquet for his counterparts of the five-member grouping and African heads of state and government at the special invitation.
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