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Depardieu wants to surrender French passport
Gerard Depardieu, one of France's best-known actors, has chastised his country's Socialist prime minister for insulting remarks over his decision to ...
Mainstream Anglicans take back Zimbabwe cathedral
Mainstream Anglican Christians in Zimbabwe took back their cathedral on Sunday after a lockout of more than five years staged by an excommunicated, ...
Military families worried by US fiscal cliff cuts
Emerging from more than a decade at war, military families are confronting a new worry at home: the prospect that a deal between Congress and the ...
Italy decries India's delay over jailed marines
Italy is expressing "deep disappointment" over the delay by India's supreme court in the case of two Italian marines detained since February for the ...
Stocks fluctuate amid China data, US budget talks
World markets were cautious on Friday as concerns over ongoing U.S. budget talks offset the impact of survey showing China's manufacturing production ...
Porn site owner extradited to Germany in tax case
The owner of the heavily used YouPorn and Pornhub websites has been extradited to Germany after being arrested in Belgium on suspicion of tax evasion.
Oil up to near $87 as China factory data improves
The price of oil rose to near $87 a barrel Friday, boosted by a survey that showed the recovery in China's manufacturing is gathering strength.
Asia stocks stutter as Japan confidence falls
Asian stock markets stuttered Friday after a survey showed a sharp drop in Japanese business confidence and a lack of progress in U.S.
Greeks earning ?42,000 to be taxed at top rate
Greeks earning more than €42,000 ($55,000) per year will now be taxed at a new top rate of 42 percent, under a major new tax reform bill submitted to ...
Russia positions itself for fall of Syrian regime
Syria's most powerful ally and protector, Russia, began positioning itself Thursday for the fall of President Bashar Assad, saying for the first time ...
Lawyer: Killed Kremlin critic worked for UK spies
Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian agent-turned-Kremlin critic, was a "registered and paid" agent working for Britain's foreign intelligence ...
Italy summons India ambassador over Marines
Italy has summoned India's ambassador to insist that India's Supreme Court issue a decision soon concerning two Italian marines detained since ...
Protesters slam Turkish coup plot trial
Turkish police on Thursday used pepper spray and water cannons to push back hundreds of protesters trying to enter a courthouse where prosecutors were ...
Russia's Putin calls US trade bill 'unfriendly'
Russia's President Vladimir Putin on Thursday lambasted a U.S. bill imposing sanctions on Russian officials accused of human rights violations, saying ...
Oil slips on US talks impasse, weak demand outlook
The price of oil fell to near $86 a barrel on Thursday after critical budget negotiations in Washington reached an apparent impasse. By early ...
Russia acknowledges Assad losing control
Syria's most powerful ally, Russia, said for the first time Thursday that President Bashar Assad is losing control of his country and the rebels might ...
Pennies over patriotism? Stars move to tax havens
France's Socialist government is introducing a 75-percent income tax on those earning over €1 million ($1.3 million), leading some of the country's ...
Aides: Chavez in tough fight, may miss swearing-in
Somber confidants of President Hugo Chavez say he is going through a difficult recovery after cancer surgery in Cuba, and one close ally is warning ...
Government: Chavez may not be well by inauguration
The government warned Venezuelans on Wednesday that ailing President Hugo Chavez may not be well enough after his fourth cancer-related surgery in ...
German government fails to salvage Swiss tax deal
The German government has failed in an attempt to salvage a deal that was meant to end a long-running dispute with Switzerland over German tax cheats ...
Polish parliament passes 2013 budget
Poland's lower house of parliament has approved a 2013 budget that foresees a slightly lower deficit than that expected for this year. The government ...