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ATHENS, Greece — Top bank negotiators are due back in Athens at the weekend to try and complete a debt-relief deal crucial for Greece to avoid default next month. Feb 3 at 20:34 | Associated Press |
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RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvia's statistics agency says the Baltic nation's population declined by 13 percent over the past decade to 2.07 million people. Jan 18 at 12:27 | Associated Press |
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BUDAPEST, Hungary — Several thousand people have rallied in support of a Budapest radio station critical of the government which may soon be forced to shut down after losing its license in a disputed tender. Jan 22 at 19:53 | Associated Press |
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SARAJEVO, Jan. 21 (Reuters) - Bosnian police arrested on Saturday a Serb war crimes fugitive convict who escaped from a prison in eastern Bosnia five years ago and was probably hiding in Serbia since then, a police official said. Jan 21 at 21:03 | Reuters |
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Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina says he will propose legalizing drugs in Central America in an upcoming meeting with the region's leaders. 2 days ago at 20:56 | Associated Press |
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GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — A helicopter on Sunday airlifted a third survivor from the capsized hulk of a luxury cruise ship 36 hours after it ran aground off the Italian coast, as prosecutors said they were investigating the captain for manslaughter charges and accused him of abandoning his ship. Jan 15 at 15:49 | Associated Press |
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SOFIA - A Bulgarian court sentenced Roma clan leader Kiril Rashkov to three and a half years in prison for making death threats during a confrontation with villagers that stirred the Balkan country's biggest anti-Roma rallies. Jan 24 at 11:55 | Reuters |
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JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (AP) — A U.S. teenager who admitted stabbing, strangling and slitting the throat of a young neighbor girl wrote in her journal on the night of the killing that it was an "ahmazing" and "pretty enjoyable" experience — then headed off to church with a laugh. Feb 6 at 22:07 | Associated Press |
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Cold War lite, kept alive by federal government, is impeding diplomatic progress, experts say. Jan 21 at 10:50 |
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LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II braved the cold and snow to attend church Sunday on the eve of her Diamond Jubilee anniversary. Bundled in a brown coat and matching fur hat, Elizabeth was joined by her husband, Prince Philip, at the service at West Newton church on her Sandringham Estate in eastern England Feb 5 at 16:43 | Associated Press |
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Mick Jagger has backed out of an event to promote Britain at the World Economic Forum, saying that he did not want to be involved in party politics. Jan 28 at 20:28 | Associated Press |
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TEHRAN, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Saturday it considered the deployment of U.S. warships to the Gulf as part of routine activity, apparently backing away from previous warnings to Washington not to enter the area. Jan 21 at 11:39 |
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey warned the French president on Tuesday against signing a law that would make it a crime to deny that the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks nearly a century ago constituted genocide, saying such a move would deal a heavy blow to the relations between the two countries. Jan 24 at 22:00 | Associated Press |
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BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Eastern Europe's unrelenting and deadly cold snap produced another heavy snowfall in the Balkans on Saturday, trapping people in their homes and cars, causing power outages, and closing airports, railway stations and bus services. In Bosnia, which woke up to more than three feet (one meter) of new snow — vehicles carrying about 30 people were trapped in a tunnel south of Sarajevo. They called local radio stations to appeal for help, saying they had children with them and were running out of fuel. But when snow plows arrived on the scene, they also got stuck Saturday, officials said. Feb 4 at 15:27 | Associated Press |
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LONDON - With worries growing over computer hacking, data theft and the risk of digital attacks destroying essential systems, western states and their allies are co-operating closer than ever on cyber security. Feb 3 at 21:42 | Reuters |