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Ugandan police end seizure of daily after 10 days
Ugandan police on Thursday ended their occupation of a newspaper after 10 days during which they looked for evidence against an army general accused ...
Irish unemployment hits 3-year low of 13.7 percent
Ireland's unemployment rate has fallen to a three-year low of 13.7 percent, reflecting a mixed picture involving overall jobs growth combined with ...
Correction: France-Cannes-Only Lovers Left Alive
In a story published May 25, The Associated Press misspelled the last name of the actor Tom Hiddleston. A corrected version of the story appears below
Estonia eager to teach world about oil shale
Home to the creators of Skype and the first country to use online voting, Estonia relishes its image as a technological pioneer. But the tiny East ...
Austrian drives flaming car to fire station
Some Austrian firefighters didn't have to leave their station to deal with a recent alarm. The blaze came to them instead. Fireman Roland Brandl says ...
"French kiss" finally enters French dictionary
For centuries, there's been no official French word for the sloppy Gallic export "to French kiss" — though that certainly hasn't stopped any citizen ...
Former No. 1 Jankovic advances at French Open
Former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic won 12 consecutive games Thursday to beat the rain and Garbine Muguruza at the French Open. Jankovic fell behind early ...
Strike shuts Lisbon subway in austerity protest
A 24-hour strike by Lisbon subway staff snarled rush-hour traffic in the Portuguese capital Thursday, heralding a new spate of planned strikes against ...
German police warn of exploding ticket machines
German police are warning rail travelers to be wary when using Deutsche Bahn's automatic ticket machines because criminals attempting to break into ...
Timberlake to headline iTunes festival
Justin Timberlake will be the headliner when the iTunes festival kicks off in September in London. The superstar is among the acts slated for the ...
US rocked 4-2 by Belgium in Cleveland friendly
After the stomping, U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann got stumped. Not long after his team was overrun 4-2 on Wednesday night in an international friendly ...
UK police: Man charged in UK soldier's murder
Police have charged a man with murder in the killing of a British soldier in a suspected Islamic extremist attack in broad daylight on a London street
England and Ireland tie 1-1 in peaceful match
England and Ireland played to a 1-1 tie Wednesday in a scrappy but peaceful exhibition game in their first matchup since hooliganism forced the ...
Syria says Assad will remain president until 2014
Syria's foreign minister laid out a hard line Wednesday, saying Bashar Assad will remain president at least until elections in 2014 and might seek ...
Americans talk, surf more than Europeans on cells
Americans pay more for their cell service than Europeans, but they're getting a lot more use out of their phones, a global wireless trade group said ...
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 ...
Now things could get more interesting for Federer
Now things could get a little more interesting for Roger Federer. After a pair of straightforward and straight-set victories at the French Open ...
UK museum staff to strike over cuts to pay, jobs
Workers at museums and galleries in Britain — including top tourist spots like the British Museum and the National Gallery — are going on strike.
Wrestling, baseball-softball, squash on IOC list
And now for the gold-medal match. Three months after wrestling got kicked out of the 2020 Olympics, the ancient sport is back in the frame and will ...
Italian actress Franca Rame dies
Franca Rame, an Italian actress and wife of Nobel laureate Dario Fo, died Wednesday at the age of 84 after a long illness. Rame's death was marked ...
DNA, video led to arrest in French soldier attack
DNA traces on an orange juice bottle and a surveillance video of a man praying in a mall led to the arrest Wednesday of a young suspected Islamic ...
A look at the latest Syria developments
Here are the latest developments in the Syria crisis: — Syria's foreign minister and the main Western-backed opposition group issue terms that would ...
Cuban blogger returns home to unknown future
One of Cuba's most famous names is returning from a prolonged global tour on Thursday, but don't expect well-wishers, flowers or marching bands.
Federer, Serena Williams advance at French Open
Roger Federer walked onto Court Suzanne Lenglen, smiled when greeted with applause and looked up into the stands, where three youngsters waved a ...
France's first gay marriage is broadcast to nation
In a historic ceremony broadcast live on French television, the first gay couple to marry in France said "oui," then sealed the deal with a lengthy ...