
Hungary rejects criticism of constitution changes
Rejecting criticism from the EU, the U.S. and human rights groups, Hungary's prime minister insisted Thursday that recent constitutional changes ...
Bad weather postpones return of 3 astronauts
Bad weather is delaying the return of three astronauts from the International Space Station. The astronauts were scheduled to land in a Soyuz capsule ...
Hungary opposition radio to get long-term license
Hungary's pro-government media regulator says it is granting a permanent frequency to an opposition radio station, Klubradio, a move that appears to ...

Putin indicates support for Olympic wrestling
Wrestling's campaign to stay in the Olympics has won some heavyweight support — from Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian leader President ...
United defender Ferdinand back in England squad
Rio Ferdinand was recalled to the England squad on Thursday after two years blighted by injuries and the fallout from a racism case that appeared to ...

Bulgaria experiencing spate of self-immolations
Security cameras captured the moment when a Bulgarian man disgusted by corruption in his provincial hometown quietly doused himself in gasoline and ...
Armenian court dismisses motion disputing election
Armenia's constitutional court has rejected an appeal by two presidential candidates to annul last month's vote won by the incumbent. The court on ...
Bulgarian referee banned until end of season
The Bulgarian football union has banned a referee until the end of the season for erroneously disallowing a goal in the Bulgarian Cup quarterfinals.

Soukalova wins biathlon World Cup sprint
Gabriela Soukalova of the Czech Republic won the women's 7.5-kilometer sprint for her second biathlon World Cup victory on Thursday. Soukalova, who ...
ESA, Roscosmos sign deal on Mars exploration
The European Space Agency says it has signed an agreement with its Russian counterpart to work together toward two missions to Mars. The partnership ...

Robert Kubica ready to learn in 1st WRC season
Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica plans to use his first season on the second-tier circuit of the European and World Rally Championships to ...
Kosovo PM says deal with Serbia is near
Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci says a deal with Serbia over his country's contested status is imminent but denied concessions will be made to ...
Usain Bolt to run relay at Golden Spike
Usain Bolt will run in the sprint relay at the Golden Spike meet in the Czech city of Ostrava. The six-time Olympic champion will race for the seventh ...
Gunmen kidnap Czech tourists in southwest Pakistan
Gunmen abducted two female Czech tourists and their police guard as they were traveling on a bus through a troubled province in southwest Pakistan, ...
Hungarian amendment to be signed by president
Stating he has no other legal options, Hungary's president will sign into law a constitutional amendment which critics say supports the government's ...

Pursuit of hackers who took credit reports expands
The pursuit of hackers who audaciously stole and published credit reports for Michelle Obama, the attorney general, FBI director and other U.S.

Russia: Arming Syria rebels would breach int'l law
Russia's foreign minister warned Thursday that arming Syria's rebels would be a breach of international law, hitting back at recent suggestions for ...

Killy: Progress in Sochi but much to be done
Jean-Claude Killy and IOC inspectors gave their approval of the progress in Sochi for the 2014 Winter Games after a two-day visit. Killy, the head of ...

Eurozone to hold special meeting on Cyprus
The finance ministers of the 17 euro countries will hold a special meeting this week to discuss a much-delayed bailout package for Cyprus, but ...
Walesa avoids hate crime charge for anti-gay words
Polish prosecutors say they will not charge former President Lech Walesa with hate crimes for recent remarks deemed offensive to gays. Walesa, a ...

Putin urges revival of Soviet-era fitness tests
Russian President Vladimir Putin called Wednesday for the revival of a Soviet-era physical evaluation program that required all schoolchildren to pass ...
Bulgaria: 4th man sets himself on fire
A Bulgarian man set himself on fire in front of the presidency in the capital, Sofia, and was taken to the hospital with severe burns. The man's ...
Croatia orders withdrawal of its troops from Golan
Croatia's parliament has approved the withdrawal of some 100 peacekeeping troops from the Golan Heights amid fears they could be targeted by Syrian ...