“It was definitely not an easy ride,” the European Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard said of the latest (and 18th) two-week annual round of the 194-nation UN climate change...

With the United States edging closer to recession despite reaching a deal on the so-called Fiscal Cliff, Japan heading to a multi-billion stimulus package in an attempt to avoid a severe economic...

Malta’s annual inflation in December was measured at 2.8%, which, while being lower than November’s 3.6%, is still above the euro area’s 2.2% and the EU average of 2.3%, Eurostat...

Air Malta has successfully concluded negotiations with its appointed preferred bidder for the sale of Flyaway Tours and has now signed an agreement with the Sliema based travel and tourism agency,...

The German government on Wednesday more than halved its economic growth forecast for this year to just 0.4 percent, evidence that the financial crisis that has dragged down some of Europe's weaker...

Ireland's Prime Minister says he is determined that his country will exit its international bailout program before the end of the year and return to markets in order to refinance its...

    Renault says it needs to cut its headcount by about 17 percent — or 7,500 jobs — in France over the next three years to stem losses amid a downturn in Europe's car...

Portugal's government has published new tax tables that further cut the income of workers and pensioners — the bailed-out country's latest austerity measures which critics say are...

China's population of Internet users rose 10 percent last year to 564 million even as communist authorities tightened controls on content, according to data released Tuesday.   Driven by...

Coca-Cola became one of the world's most powerful brands by equating its soft drinks with happiness. Now, for the first time, it's addressing a growing cloud over the industry:...