Syria's Assad 'confident in victory' in civil war
Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview broadcast Thursday that he is "confident in victory" in his country's civil war, and he warned that ...
Romania: TV chief detained on blackmail suspicion
The manager of an influential private television group has been detained on suspicion of attempting to blackmail a company manager into signing a ...
Moldova ex-foreign minister approved as premier
Moldova's parliament has approved a pro-European candidate and former foreign minister as the country's new prime minister. He vowed to take the ...
Boston bombing suspect is walking, mother says
The remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has recovered enough to walk and assured his parents in a phone conversation that he and his ...
Albania's parliament passes EU-required reforms
Albania's parliament has adopted the last in a series of legislative reforms required by the EU as part of the country's quest for eventual bloc ...
Russians find mammoth carcass with liquid blood
A perfectly preserved woolly mammoth carcass with liquid blood has been found on a remote Arctic island, fueling hopes of cloning the Ice Age animal, ...
Lithuanian court sentences woman on terror plans
A Lithuanian court has found a 24-year-old woman guilty of planning terrorist attacks but acquitted her of committing them. The Vilnius District Court ...
US delegation to Russia: allow adoption completion
Members of a U.S. congressional delegation visiting Moscow have urged Russian officials to allow the completion of U.S. adoptions of Russian children, ...
El Moutawakel rules out presidential bid
Former Olympic hurdles champion Nawal El Moutawakel says the time is not right to make a run for the IOC presidency. The Moroccan told The Associated ...
Russian critic: Wide corruption at Sochi games
Russian officials and businessmen have stolen billions of dollars during the years of preparations for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, a prominent ...
IOC issues reprimand in plagiarism case
The IOC reprimanded Hungarian member and former Hungarian president Pal Schmitt on Thursday for a plagiarism scandal. The IOC executive board acted ...
UN court acquits 2 Serbs of Balkan war atrocities
A U.N. court on Thursday acquitted two former allies of late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic of setting up and arming notorious Serb paramilitary ...
Adam Nelson to get 2004 gold in shot put
Nine years later, Adam Nelson can finally call himself an Olympic gold medalist. The American shot putter was officially elevated on Thursday to ...
Russia angry over US talk about Syria no-fly zone
Russia's Foreign Ministry says that Washington's openness to a no-fly zone over Syria has raised doubts about the sincerity of U.S. support for a ...
3 bid cities make pitches for 2020 Olympics
Less than four months before the IOC vote, the three cities vying for the 2020 Olympics took their campaign to a key international audience on ...
Pekhart replaces injured Vydra for Italy qualifier
Watford striker Matej Vydra has been injured and won't be available for the Czech Republic next week in a World Cup qualifier against Italy.
Estonia eager to teach world about oil shale
Home to the creators of Skype and the first country to use online voting, Estonia relishes its image as a technological pioneer. But the tiny East ...
Putin supports wrestling's Olympic inclusion
Russia President Vladimir Putin reiterated his support for wrestling remaining in the Olympics after the Rio de Janeiro Games. Wrestling was "one of ...
Sochi unveils medals for 2014 Winter Olympics
Sochi organizers unveiled the medals for the 2014 Winter Olympics on Thursday — and now hope to make sure most of them stay in Russia to make up for ...
Attorney: Iran satellite case based on fear
An attorney for an Iranian-American man accused of illegally helping Iran launch its first satellite urged jurors Wednesday during closing arguments ...
Syria says Assad will remain president until 2014
Syria's foreign minister laid out a hard line Wednesday, saying Bashar Assad will remain president at least until elections in 2014 and might seek ...
US detains man suspected in 4 Czech deaths
The parents of an American man suspected of killing four extended family members in the Czech Republic find the allegations "incomprehensible," the ...
Wrestling, baseball-softball, squash on IOC list
And now for the gold-medal match. Three months after being surprisingly booted out of the 2020 Olympics, wrestling is back in the frame and will ...
'Old prejudices' kill Balkan summit in Macedonia
Macedonia has called off a summit of Balkan presidents, blaming enduring prejudices in the region, after nearly half the invitees declined to attend.
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