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Poland plans to auction Marilyn Monroe photos
Poland plans to auction off part of a photographic collection that includes hundreds of photographs of Marilyn Monroe. The collection includes close ...
Russia flood brings volunteer spirit, and new law
A stooped woman in her 70s dropped off a kettle and about $600 in cash in Moscow, while a thick-necked businessman unloaded an SUV packed with brand ...
Russia opposes ending UN observer mission in Syria
Russia says it will veto a British resolution that would extend the 300-strong U.N. observer force in Syria for a final 30 days. Russia supports a ...
Russian envoy to France: Assad ready to step down
Russia's ambassador to France says Moscow believes Syria's president is ready to step down "in a civilized way." But the Syrian government immediately ...
Russia and China again veto Syria resolution
Russia and China again vetoed a Western-backed U.N. resolution Thursday aimed at pressuring President Bashar Assad's government to end the escalating ...
Police seek bomber identity, Israel blames Iran
He looked like any other impatient tourist checking the big board at airport arrivals: a lanky, long-haired man in a baseball cap with his hands in ...
House votes to bar Pentagon deal with Russian firm
The House lashed out at Russia for its unwavering support for Syria, voting Thursday to stop the Pentagon from doing business with a Russian company ...
Syria's Assad appears on TV after bombing
Syrian President Bashar Assad made his first appearance Thursday since a bomb killed some of his top lieutenants, looking calm and composed on state ...
Bulgaria says Israelis killed by suicide attacker
A lanky, long-haired man wearing a baseball cap and plaid shorts with a fake Michigan driver's license carried out a deadly suicide attack on a bus ...
Carney: Russia, China on 'wrong side of history'
A frustrated White House declared that Russia and China placed themselves on the "'wrong side of history" and the "wrong side of the Syrian people" ...
Iran denies link to attack on Israelis in Bulgaria
Iran on Thursday denied it was involved in a suicide attack against Israeli tourists in Bulgaria that killed at least seven people. Israel has blamed ...
Muslim cleric shot dead in Russia's Tatarstan
A top Muslim cleric in Russia's Tatarstan province was shot dead Thursday and another was wounded by a car bomb, attacks that the province's leader ...
Czechs want more from uranium mine in nuclear push
The Czech government has approved extending the life of a uranium mine as it moves to grow the country's nuclear energy program, even though ...
KIT digital to swap Czech HQ with NYC
Video technology company KIT digital, Inc. has announced it is moving its corporate headquarters from Prague to New York. KIT digital says the ...
British PM says Assad must step down
British Prime Minister David Cameron called on Thursday on Syria's president to step down following an escalation of violence and bombings in the ...
8th person dies in attack on Israelis in Bulgaria
Israel's Foreign Ministry says the death toll in the bombing of a bus of Israeli tourists in Bulgaria has risen to eight, after a man died of his ...
UN vote on Syria delayed until Thursday
The U.N. Security Council delayed a vote on a new Syria resolution until Thursday in a last-minute effort to get key Western nations and Russia to ...
Rebel bombing strikes at heart of Syrian regime
Rebels penetrated the heart of Syria's power elite Wednesday, detonating a bomb inside a high-level crisis meeting in Damascus that killed three ...
Attack on Israeli tourist bus in Bulgaria kills 7
Israel vowed to strike back at Iran for a brazen daylight bombing Wednesday that killed at least seven people on a bus full of Israeli tourists in ...
APNewsBreak: Adopted kids' ranch denied license
The Russian government isn't alone in raising questions about a Montana ranch that cares for troubled children adopted from foreign countries.
Senate panel approves trade relations with Russia
A Russia trade bill that could double U.S. exports to Russia but complicate already frosty relations with the former Communist superpower advanced in ...
EU says Romania's gov't undermines rule of law
The European Union sharply criticized Romania's government on Wednesday, saying it has undermined the rule of law and independence of the judiciary ...
Madonna concert in Poland to open with WWII film
Organizers of a Madonna concert in the Polish capital have agreed to a request from city officials to start the show with a brief clip about the ...
Polish media unite to charge for online content
Several major Polish media companies are joining forces to put some of their best online content behind a combined paywall — an attempt to maintain ...