- South African airline's humour earns it place in s … AFP - 11 hours ago
"In case you have two children, choose the one you love the most to help him or her first."Such wisecracking announcements are standard fare on Kulula, a discount carrier that relies on humour ...
- Drone makers cashing in as war tactics evolve AFP - 14 hours ago
They are deadly, hard to detect and fast becoming one of the most sought-after weapons in the air defence industry.Global demand for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), better known as drones, is heating ...
- KFC opens first branch in Iran AAP - 16 hours ago
The American fast food chain restaurant Kentucky Fried Chicken has opened a branch in Iran despite harsh US sanctions against Iran over that country's nuclear programs, Iranian media report.Iran's first ...
- Hong Kong Airlines criticised over dolphin cargo AFP - 18 hours ago
Hong Kong Airlines was under pressure to stop its live dolphin cargo business after an internal memo describing a recent delivery from Japan to Vietnam was leaked to Chinese media.More than 2,800 people ...
- ECB prepares to open liquidity floodgates again AFP - 19 hours ago
The European Central Bank is preparing to flood eurozone banks with cheap money again this week in the second of two such operations aimed at preventing a credit crunch in the euro area.In an unprecedented ...
- Merkel likely to rally lawmakers behind Greek deal AFP - 19 hours ago
Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to rally German lawmakers behind a Greek rescue deal in a vote Monday but faces opposition within her coalition against Germany stumping up any more aid.For the seventh ...
- European banks back in focus after painful 2011 AFP - 19 hours ago
European banks paid a heavy price for their Greek exposure in 2011 but for some at least the worst of the debt problems appear over, leaving them better placed to cope now with a eurozone recession. Nearly ...
- UK gov't under fire over 'slave labour' job scheme AFP - 21 hours ago
Britain's government was accused this week of introducing "slave labour" through a scheme that can see unemployed youngsters lose their benefits if they quit a work experience placement.The ten-month-old ...
- Spat over eurozone firewall overshadows G20 meetin … AFP - 21 hours ago
Germany clashed with some of its key G20 partners over raising the eurozone's firewall at the start of a key meeting of finance ministers and central bankers dominated by the debt crisis.With markets calmer ...
- Murdoch's new Sun rises with decency vow AFP - 22 hours ago
Rupert Murdoch's Sun on Sunday tabloid rolled off the presses for the first time, with a pledge that the paper replacing the scandal-hit News of the World would abide by ethical standards.The 80-year-old ...
Concerns about Europe's sovereign debt crisis have topped the agenda at the meeting in Mexico City of G20 finance ministers, with financial sector leaders praising Greece's offer to repay bondholders at ... More »Europe tops G20 finance meeting in Mexico