Slovenia announces anti-bailout measures
Slovenia's government announced Thursday an austerity plan designed to raise 540 million euros ($707 million) in new taxes as part of an effort to ...

James Bond studio to open 1st US facility
The British film studio that's home to the James Bond movie franchise announced plans Monday for its first U.S. film production facility, at a site ...

Mexican journalists march against attacks on press
Officials in Veracruz state say they know who killed Regina Martinez. The muckraking reporter, found beaten and suffocated in her house, was just the ...

Italy premier-designate short of securing support
Italy's premier-designate, Enrico Letta, said candidly Thursday he is still short of securing support for a ruling coalition after Silvio Berlusconi's ...

Nigeria attack recalls other killings by soldiers
Residents in Nigeria's northeast accused the military of burning down civilian homes in a recent fight with Islamic extremists that left at least 187 ...

Boy Scouts propose to lift gay ban for youth
Searching for compromise on a divisive issue, the Boy Scouts of America is proposing to partially lift its long-standing exclusion of gays — allowing ...

Letter: Maloofs favor Seattle's deal for Kings
The Maloof family is asking NBA owners to approve the sale of the Kings to a Seattle group, saying there is "significant distance between us and the ...
Former NM judge enters plea in bribery case
A retired judge accused of soliciting bribes for former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson pleaded no contest Thursday to misdemeanor misconduct, ...

Cyprus president admonishes central bank chief
Cyprus' president on Sunday chided the central bank chief to not act in ways that catch the government by surprise, but to move to stabilize the ...

Other politicians who sought second chances
Anthony Weiner, the congressman who resigned two years ago in a sexting scandal, is considering running for mayor of New York. Here are some other ...

North Korea threats spark buzz on Guam, not panic
C.J. Urquico has lived on Guam for 19 years so he's used to a military backdrop to everyday life. Navy ships visit, Air Force jets fly overhead and ...
Hungarian central bank moves to boost economy
In an effort to turn around its shrinking economy, Hungary's central bank said Thursday it would introduce measures to increase lending to businesses ...

Rivals prepare for legal battle over abortion bans
Rival legal teams, well-financed and highly motivated, are girding for court battles over the coming months on laws enacted in Arkansas and North ...
US governor: Queen can trust Prince Harry with me
Gov. Chris Christie says no one will be getting naked when Prince Harry visits New Jersey in May. A listener asked Christie on a radio call-in show ...

Witness breaks down in NYC stop-and-frisk trial
A nonprofit worker wept on the witness stand Tuesday as he described an unnerving episode of being handcuffed near his home while an officer took his ...

NJ governor asked to apologize for race remark
Republican Gov. Chris Christie has been asked to apologize for referring to the first black female leader of the state Assembly by race and gender, ...

Indian woman on 12-year hunger strike charged
Irom Sharmila has not eaten a meal in 12 years. The 40-year-old woman has been on a hunger strike — and force fed through a tube by authorities — to ...

Venezuela investigates slaying of indigenous chief
Venezuelan authorities launched an investigation on Monday into the shooting death of an Indian leader who had repeatedly requested government ...

Nigeria's big city razes homes as poor left behind
The bulldozers came at dawn to this neighborhood of shanty homes and concrete buildings in Nigeria's largest city, followed by riot police carrying ...

Court appears conflicted over DNA sampling issue
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled with what one of the justices called its most important criminal procedure case in decades, whether to let ...
Court takes up question of arrestee DNA sampling
The Supreme Court on Tuesday struggled with what one of the justices called its most important criminal procedure case in decades, whether to let ...
Court says police don't have to prove dog training
Police don't have to extensively document the work of drug-sniffing dogs in the field to be able to use the results of their work in court, the ...
Court won't hear appeal from ex-Ill. governor
The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from ex-Illinois Gov. George Ryan over his corruption conviction. The justices on Tuesday turned away Ryan's ...
EU lawmakers threaten to veto tightened budget
The leaders of the European Parliament are threatening to veto the bloc's multi-annual budget because of its deep cuts. The Christian Democratic EPP, ...