
Car bomber kills 7 in Somali capital
Seven people were killed Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a ...
Norway to shift tax burden more to oil industry
The Norwegian government is proposing to shift the tax burden more to its large oil industry to stimulate growth in other sectors. Prime Minister Jens ...

Readying new Syria push, US feels out Russia again
The Obama administration is trying to leverage new evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's government used chemical weapons, and make a fresh ...

Catholic bishops condemn Irish abortion bill
Ireland's Roman Catholic leaders appealed to the public Friday to lobby their lawmakers to reject a bill that would permit abortions deemed necessary ...
Correction: Italy's Race Problem story
In a May 1 story about racism in Italy, datelined Rome, The Associated Press incorrectly reported that a current French minister is from the French ...
British NGO challenges Goldman tax deal
A British pressure group on Thursday challenged what it described as a sweetheart tax deal between U.K. authorities and Goldman Sachs, arguing that ...

OECD urges Italy to keep austerity as Rome balks
Italy must continue to bring down its public debt, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday, even as the country's new ...

Italy race problems seen with black gov't minister
It was hailed as a giant step forward for racial integration in a country that has long been ill at ease with its growing immigrant classes.

Ireland publishes bill on life-saving abortions
Ireland unveiled a long-awaited bill Wednesday that lays down new rules governing when life-saving abortions can be performed, a point of potentially ...

Pakistan court bans Musharraf from office for life
A Pakistani court on Tuesday banned former military ruler Pervez Musharraf from running for public office for the rest of his life, the latest blow ...

Cameroon's ruling party wins Senate election
The party of Cameroon's entrenched ruler Paul Biya won 56 of the 70 contested seats in the nation's first-ever senatorial election, the Supreme Court ...
UK prosecutors charge 5 in film-related tax fraud
British prosecutors say five people are being charged with conspiracy over an apparent bid to exploit tax rules designed to boost the U.K.

Italy's new government wins 1st confidence vote
Italy's new government easily passed its first confirmation vote Monday in Parliament after Premier Enrico Letta made concessions to his uneasy ...

James Bond studio to open 1st US facility
The British film studio that's home to the James Bond movie franchise announced plans Monday for its first U.S. film production facility, at a site ...

Bowing in 'pigeon' fight, France slashes taxes
President Francois Hollande announced on Monday a series of measures to encourage the French entrepreneurial spirit, including drastic cuts in capital ...

Irish court: No 'right to die' for paralyzed woman
A paralyzed Irish woman who wants to die cannot legally commit suicide with her partner's help, Ireland's Supreme Court ruled Monday in a case that ...

Iceland returns center-right parties to power
In a dramatic about-face, Icelandic voters have returned to power the center-right parties that led the national economy to collapse five years ago.

Iceland opposition poised to win general election
Five years after Iceland's economic collapse, early returns signaled that austerity-weary voters are favoring the return of a center-right, ...

Italy forms new government after 2-month stalemate
Center-left leader Enrico Letta forged a new Italian government Saturday in a coalition with former Premier Silvio Berlusconi's conservatives, an ...

NKorea charges US man in plot to overthrow regime
North Korea announced Saturday that an American detained for nearly six months is being tried in the Supreme Court on charges of plotting to overthrow ...

UK lawmakers: Accounting firms abuse of gov't role
Staff at some of the world's top accountancy firms are using insider knowledge gained while working for the British Treasury to help private clients ...

Draining cash, Egypt on $30 billion search for aid
During a meeting in a Black Sea resort city, Egypt's president and members of his government turned to Russian President Vladimir Putin and asked for ...

Venezuela: Opposition to boycott vote audit
Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles announced Thursday that his movement will boycott an audit of election results and push the government ...