CAS confirms Nantes transfer ban
Newly promoted French club Nantes pledged Monday to take its case to Switzerland's supreme court after failing to overturn a FIFA ban on recruiting ...

IMF urges Germany to keep spending amid low growth
The International Monetary Fund on Monday halved its growth forecast for Germany as the eurozone recession takes its toll on the bloc's largest ...
Egypt activist convicted for insulting president
An Egyptian activist was convicted of insulting the president and spreading false news and given a six-month suspended sentence on Monday, Egypt's ...
UBS France under investigation in tax evasion case
French authorities are formally investigating whether UBS France helped rich clients evade the country's tax authorities, the Paris prosecutor's ...

Court says Egypt legislature illegally elected
Egypt's highest court ruled on Sunday that the nation's interim parliament was illegally elected, though it stopped short of dissolving the chamber ...

Pakistan's new lawmakers sworn in, face many tests
Newly elected members of Pakistan's National Assembly were sworn in Saturday, officially marking the first transition of power between democratically ...
Andorra proposes income taxes
The leader of Andorra's government says his tiny mountain nation is ready to impose personal income tax for the first time, amid efforts by European ...

Zimbabwe court orders national polls by July 31
Zimbabwe's highest court on Friday ordered President Robert Mugabe to hold elections by the end of July, chiding the longtime leader for what it said ...

Russian economist critical of Putin flees pressure
A liberal Russian economist who has criticized President Vladimir Putin's policies said Friday he fled Russia on a day's notice because of fears of ...
Britain warns against planned EU transaction tax
Britain's foreign minister has urged Chancellor Angela Merkel's government during a trip to Germany to abandon its support for a European tax on ...
Norway upholds convictions in al-Qaida terror plot
Norway's highest court has upheld guilty convictions against two men involved in a 2010 al-Qaida plot to attack a Danish newspaper that caricatured ...
UN panel calls for end to extreme poverty by 2030
A high-level U.N. panel recommended an ambitious roadmap Thursday to tackle the world's major challenges, from climate change to equality for women, ...
US accused of withholding evidence in drug case
Two Colombians who were facing the prospect of spending the rest of their lives in a U.S. prison for drug trafficking will go home much sooner after ...

Surge in hate crimes divides Greek coalition
Greece's coalition government was in disarray Thursday over efforts to crackdown on growing racist violence, as majority conservatives and their ...

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 ...

Switzerland takes step to end tax dispute with US
Switzerland said Wednesday it will allow its banks to skirt the country's strict client secrecy laws in order to end a long-running dispute with the ...
Prosecutor seeks jail time for Dolce, Gabbana
A Milan prosecutor is seeking a two year and six month sentence against the designing duo Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana for allegedly failing to ...
Russia's top court to hear Khodorkovsky's appeal
Russia's highest court on Wednesday set a date for hearing appeals by jailed former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner.

EU eases pace of austerity to help economy
The European Union softened its demands for austerity Wednesday when it gave France, Spain and four other member states more time to bring their ...

Malaysia charges 5 more with sedition after polls
Prosecutors filed sedition charges Wednesday against another five opposition politicians and activists who urged Malaysians to protest what they ...
EU drug agency warns about unemployment, cuts
The European Union's drug agency says high youth unemployment in some EU countries and cuts to public health budgets could reverse advances in ...
Proposed Greek anti-racism law splits govt
Parties in Greece's coalition government disagreed Monday over proposed anti-racism legislation designed to fight a surge in anti-immigrant violence ...
Military exemptions threaten Israeli coalition
The leader of Israel's second largest party warned Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition could collapse if it fails to ...