
More anti-government protests occur in Bulgaria
Bulgaria's prime minister said Monday that Parliament's appointment of a media mogul as the nation's security chief was a mistake, but that his ...

North Korea changes tack and tells US: Let's talk
After months of threatening to wage a nuclear war, North Korea did an about-face Sunday and issued a surprise proposal to the United States, its No.
US sees nothing new in NKorea talks offer
The State Department says it sees nothing new in North Korea's offer of high-level talks with the U.S. Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday that ...
Czech prime minister says he will resign
Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas announced Sunday that he will resign over a spy and bribery scandal involving his government. Necas said he also will ...

In Uganda, forlorn square is symbol of crackdown
The green grass looks inviting, but few people have the courage to enter the only public square in Uganda's capital. Most sit or stand at the edges, ...

Shock lingers after Nazi unit leader found in US
The revelation that a former commander of a Nazi SS-led military unit has lived quietly in Minneapolis for the past six decades came as a shock to ...

Web giants get broader surveillance revelations
Facebook and Microsoft Corp. representatives said that after negotiations with national security officials their companies have been given permission ...

Hezbollah says it will keep fighting in Syria
Hezbollah's leader vowed Friday that his militants would keep fighting in Syria "wherever needed" after the U.S. agreed to arm the rebels in the civil ...
Council of Europe legal experts criticize Hungary
The Council of Europe's legal experts said in a report finalized Friday that Hungary's constitutional changes endanger the system of checks and ...
Ideas for keeping your data safe from spying
Phone call logs, credit card records, emails, Skype chats, Facebook message, and more: The precise nature of the NSA's sweeping surveillance apparatus ...

APNewsBreak: NSA leaker Snowden not welcome in UK
The British government has warned airlines around the world not to allow Edward Snowden, who leaked information on top-secret U.S.

7 accused in high level Czech scandal
A multi-pronged scandal involving the prime minister's top aide, his estranged wife, military spy chiefs, former ruling party lawmakers and kilograms ...
Corruption scandal in Spanish politics deepens
A former treasurer of Spain's ruling party held more money than previously suspected — up to 47 million euros — in secret Swiss bank accounts, ...

Tunisia imprisons 3 European topless activists
A Tunisian court on Wednesday convicted three European feminist activists who staged a topless courthouse protest last month, sentencing them to four ...

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 ...

Syrian extremist rebels raid Shiite village
Syrian rebels, including Sunni extremists, stormed a village and battled pro-regime militiamen, killing more than 60 Shiite fighters and civilians in ...
Facebook starts first servers outside the US
Facebook on Wednesday started processing data through its first server farm outside the United States, on the edge of the Arctic Circle in Sweden.

Iran president campaign ending before Friday vote
Candidates for president of Iran wrapped up their final full day of campaigning on Wednesday, reacting to a last-minute surge for a moderate cleric ...

Thousands of anti-Putin protesters march in Moscow
Thousands of Russian opposition activists marched through Moscow on Wednesday, decrying President Vladimir Putin's authoritarian rule and calling for ...