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Exit polls: No clear winner in Bulgarian vote
Bulgaria's center-right party and its main challenger, the Socialists, finished first and second in Sunday's parliamentary election, with neither one ...
Egypt's Mubarak talks for 1st time since detention
In his first comments to the media since he was detained more than two years ago, Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak said he is dismayed at the ...
Spain commemorates 2 years of Occupy protests
Thousands of people are demonstrating in 12 Spanish cities to commemorate the second anniversary of the Occupy protest movement, which began with an ...
Party's withdrawal threatens Moroccan govt
Morocco's second largest political party has announced it is withdrawing from the Islamist-led government elected during the Arab Spring and leaving ...
Bulgarians to elect new parliament amid scandals
Bulgarians voted Sunday in parliamentary elections with no party expected to win a majority to form a government, fueling fears of more political and ...
America's Cup planning endures rough waters
The death of British Olympic champion Andrew Simpson during an America's Cup training run on San Francisco Bay was the latest and worst setback yet ...
G7 says Japan playing by currency rules
Finance leaders from the Group of Seven leading industrial economies say Japan's stimulus policies are directed at boosting its economy out of a ...
Pro-Berlusconi rally in Italy draws cheers, jeers
Thousands of supporters of former Premier Silvio Berlusconi rallied in a northern Italian city Saturday to protest the media mogul's recent conviction ...
Pakistanis head to polls in unpredictable election
Despite a bloody campaign marred by Taliban attacks, Pakistan was holding historic elections Saturday pitting a former cricket star against a two-time ...
Icy Arctic rising as economic, security hot spot
The icy Arctic is emerging as a global economic hot spot — and one that is becoming a security concern for the U.S. as world powers jockey to tap its ...
Yen in focus as G-7 discusses nurturing recovery
Financial leaders from the world's top seven developed economies are gathering in the U.K. to discuss how to shore up the global recovery just as the ...
Nations agree to new chemical ban, export controls
A summit on chemicals and hazardous wastes ended Friday with an agreement to globally phase out a widely used flame retardant and to accept stricter ...
Cyprus exempts capital controls on 4 foreign banks
Cyprus authorities have dropped controls on money transfers and withdrawals for international clients of four foreign banks with branches or ...
Greek anti-austerity strike threatens school exams
A union representing teachers at Greek state high schools on Friday called a series of strikes to start next week over new austerity cuts, in action ...
NKorea nuke arsenal seen as matter of when, not if
For 20 years, fears about North Korea's headlong pursuit of nuclear bombs have been deflected by admonishments not to overestimate an impoverished ...
Oil drops below $95 a barrel as dollar rises
The price of oil dropped below $95 a barrel on Friday as a strengthening dollar made crude more expensive for traders using other currencies. By early ...
Shattered EU dreams at heart of Bulgarian election
The big theme of Bulgaria's parliamentary elections this weekend: mounting frustration over the widening gap between the giddy hopes linked to EU ...
German exports 0.5 percent higher in March
German exports rose 0.5 percent in March compared with the previous month, a figure that follows promising data on industrial orders and production ...
Japan Nikkei jumps as dollar passes 100-yen mark
Japan's benchmark stock index surged Friday after the dollar hit a four-year high against the yen. Gains were modest elsewhere as traders digested a ...
A look at Iran's political hierarchy
A look at the political power structure in Iran. SUPREME LEADER AYATOLLAH ALI KHAMENEI: Wields control over every major decision either directly or ...
Iran president still a force even as his era ends
When many struggling families in this eastern Iranian city take stock of outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's legacy, it's not about the oratory ...
Slovenia announces anti-bailout measures
Slovenia's government announced Thursday an austerity plan designed to raise 540 million euros ($707 million) in new taxes as part of an effort to ...
Cyprus keeps limits on money flows
Cyprus will keep limits on money transfers and withdrawals until it is more confident that its ailing banks will not face a run, the central bank's ...