Britain's FTSE 100 climbed to its highest in over four months on Wednesday as miners gained and upbeat earnings lifted packaging firms DS Smith and Smurfit Kappa, while reports Brexit could be delayed eased some

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South Korea's unemployment rate jumped to a nine-year high in January as more people shunned low-paying work in the face of rising minimum wages, putting further pressure on the economy and deepening policy frustrations for

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October is still an "opportune time" for Japan to raise its sales tax as risks posed by global trade tensions are likely to be temporary, an official at ratings agency Moody's Investors Service said on

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Cyprus on Wednesday tightened its lucrative citizenship-for-investment scheme to make it more "trustworthy" after the European Commission said it could help organised crime gangs infiltrate the bloc. The cabinet approved a series of tighter checks

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Thousands of South African workers staged nationwide demonstrations on Wednesday to protest against high unemployment and government policies they say have failed to create jobs and are deepening poverty. Workers dressed in red t-shirts, showing

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Belgium slowed to a standstill on Wednesday as a national strike closed airports, shuttered businesses and caused major disruption to railways. The strike, called by three unions, severely disrupted the country's public transport, particularly in

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The European Union pushed ahead Wednesday with an agreement that will allow Russia to continue to build a new gas pipeline to Europe, despite US warnings it posed a security risk. The EU's revised gas

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British inflation fell to a two-year low in January, dipping below the Bank of England's target and offering some relief to consumers who have tightened their belts ahead of Brexit. Consumer prices rose at an

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Malta's largest bank was the target of a cyber attack Wednesday, with hackers attempting to withdraw 13 million euros ($14.7 million), Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said. The Bank of Valletta, in which the government is

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Ford announced Wednesday it is recalling 1.5 million of its best-selling F-150 pickup trucks due to a glitch in its transmission system that can lead to accidents. The defect is present on some 2011 models

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