Swiss lawmakers reject deal on banking secrecy
Switzerland's lower house of parliament has for the second time rejected a government proposal on relaxing Swiss banking secrecy laws, a move that ...
Unmanned aircraft struggle to shed 'drone' image
Unmanned aircraft have helped rescue stranded hikers, worked to contain wildfires and gathered data at nuclear accidents. One helped a Russian tanker ...
Doping inquiry into Schwazer widens
Italian investigators have expanded their doping investigation into former Olympic race walk champion Alex Schwazer, looking into an alleged cover-up ...
Swiss lawmakers reject deal to end US tax spat
Switzerland's lower house of parliament pushed back strongly Tuesday against a government proposal to end a bitter dispute with U.S. authorities over ...
Expert: Dying woman should have got Irish abortion
A miscarrying woman who died in an Irish hospital should have had her blood poisoning detected much sooner and been offered an abortion to improve her ...
Irish PM: Abortion activists send letters in blood
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny says anti-abortion activists in his predominantly Roman Catholic country are inundating his office with threatening ...
UK to start regulating e-cigarettes as medicines
Britain will start regulating electronic cigarettes and other products containing nicotine as medicines, according to the country's top regulator.
Dutch cafe owners on trial for selling weed
Owners and staff of three cannabis-selling cafes went on trial Wednesday in the southern Netherlands charged with selling weed to foreigners, in a ...
Putin signs law on ad restrictions at World Cup
President Vladimir Putin has lifted Russia's ban on alcohol at sports events for the 2018 World Cup, and signed a law granting FIFA the right to ...
Senate passes half-trillion dollar farm bill
The Senate on Monday passed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that expands government subsidies for crop insurance, rice and peanuts while ...
Turkey premier to meet with Istanbul protesters
Turkey's prime minister will meet with a group of protesters occupying Istanbul's central Taksim Square this week, the deputy prime minister said ...
Dutch player gets 6-month ban for betting
Dutch tennis player Yannick Ebbinghaus has been suspended for six months and fined $10,000 for violating the sport's betting rules. The International ...
Malta: Not enough evidence against EU health chief
Maltese police said Monday there's wasn't enough evidence to charge the former European Commissioner for health in the corruption scandal that forced ...
Israeli military plans social media clampdown
Some Israeli soldiers will soon be unfriending Facebook following a new crackdown on social media use, a move that will limit or ban outright use of ...
Iran presidential candidates debate freedoms
The eight candidates running in Iran's June 14 election for president took radically different stands on personal freedoms, women's rights and ...
Prestigious forum draws decision-makers to Myanmar
Myanmar prepared Wednesday to show off what two years of reform-minded elected government has accomplished as it welcomed business titans and ...
EU slaps levies on Chinese solar panel imports
The European Union says it will impose anti-dumping levies on imports of Chinese solar panels, in a move that could trigger a trade war between two ...
Locked doors a sign of China work-safety failings
A fire breaks out in a Chinese factory, and panicked workers discover one exit after another is locked. That describes not only the poultry plant fire ...
Govt: Followed all procedures in AP subpoena fight
The Justice Department told Congress on Tuesday that the department acted properly and followed all legal procedures correctly in subpoenaing phone ...
Tottenham winger gets 4-month ban in betting case
Tottenham winger Andros Townsend has been banned from football for four months for violating betting rules. The Football Association announced the ...
FDA weighs lifting safety restrictions on Avandia
A former blockbuster diabetes pill that was subjected to major safety restrictions in 2010 may be less risky than once thought, according to the ...
Russia smoking ban takes effect
A law that bans smoking in public places has taken effect in Russia, a contentious move in a country with one of the highest smoking rates in the ...
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