AstraZeneca in $560 m deal for respiratory firm
British drugmaker AstraZeneca PLC says it is to acquire Pearl Therapeutics Inc., a Redwood-City, California-based company involved in therapies for ...
GOP leader seeking answers regarding eavesdropping
The No. 2 Republican in the House says Congress is "perplexed" about government eavesdropping and wants more answers from the Obama administration.
Price of oil falls below $96 a barrel
The price of oil fell Monday, wiping away some of the gains posted late last week on the heels of a positive U.S. employment report. Benchmark oil for ...
Scottish fiction writer Iain Banks dies at 59
Scottish writer Iain Banks, who alternately wowed and disturbed readers with his dark jokes and narrative tricks, has died, his publisher said. He was ...
Cypriot puts mock toilets outside Central Bank
Andreas Efstathiou's vision of Cyprus' tanking economy is 20 plaster-and-perlite creations that look like toilets but also resemble tombstones.
Polish soldier killed in Afghanistan
Poland's Defense Ministry says a Polish soldier has died of wounds suffered in an explosion of a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. The ministry said that ...
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 ...
Bosnian police detain 50 suspects of corruption
Police say they detained 50 people, including 10 police officers, in a countrywide operation against corruption and organized crime. A statement from ...
Philippine town honors dog injured saving 2 girls
Every dog has its day, but few canines get a motorcade on their return home. Kabang, who lost half her face after jumping in front of a motorcycle to ...
Afghan authorities: Battle near Kabul airport over
Afghan authorities say a battle with insurgents near Kabul's international airport has ended and all the attackers have been killed. Ministry of ...
2 Koreas to hold senior-level meeting in Seoul
North and South Korea agreed Monday to hold senior-level talks this week in Seoul, a breakthrough of sorts to ease tensions after Pyongyang's recent ...
Ukraine pianist wins Cliburn piano competition
Vadym Kholodenko of the Ukraine has won the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, just four months after the death of the contest's ...
Anti-Hezbollah protester killed in Lebanon
Men wielding batons and wearing yellow arm bands evoking Lebanon's Hezbollah attacked protesters outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut Sunday during ...
In Iran vote, reformists struggle with few options
Despite four years of non-stop pressure, arrests and intimidation, Iran's dissidents still find ways to show their resilience. Protest messages still ...
Libya army chief resigns after clash in Benghazi
One of Libya's highest military officers resigned Sunday after clashes between protesters and a government-aligned militia he was in charge of left ...
Turkey's leader lambasts protesters
In a series of increasingly belligerent speeches to cheering supporters Sunday, Turkey's prime minister demanded an end to the 10-day anti-government ...
Israeli figures show spike in settlement starts
Official Israeli figures show housing starts in West Bank settlements rose significantly in the first three months of 2013 compared to the same period ...
Rome mayor race tests Berlusconi effect on voters
Italian voters were choosing mayors in Rome and other municipalities Sunday in balloting, whose results will be interpreted as a test of ex-Premier ...
Italian maestro Bruno Bartoletti dies in Florence
Bruno Bartoletti, an orchestra conductor who was associated with the Lyric Opera of Chicago for a half-century, and who championed modern opera as ...
In business, Pakistan's government bleeds
With every flight, Pakistan's state-owned airline demonstrates the economic challenges facing the country's new government. Each time a plane ...
Egypt villagers kill man in latest lynching
A security official says villagers abducted a man in northern Egypt and beat him to death on Sunday, the latest vigilante attack in the country.
Algerian PM: Stop focusing on health of president
Algeria's prime minister has urged his compatriots to stop focusing on the health of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who has been hospitalized in ...
Influential clerics support top leader's adviser
An influential Iranian clerical body has announced its support for presidential candidate Ali Akbar Velayati in the June 14 election. A Sunday report ...
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