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New IRA faction claims Northern Ireland killing
A new Irish Republican Army faction in Northern Ireland claimed responsibility Monday for its first killing and defended the bloodshed as a necessary ...
Google, Amazon and Starbucks face questions on tax
British lawmakers on Monday accused major multinational companies of aggressive tax avoidance, amid calls by the U.K. government for a global ...
Israel reports 'direct hits' on Syrian target
Israeli tanks struck a Syrian artillery launcher Monday after a stray mortar shell flew into Israel-held territory, the first direct clash between the ...
Rupert Murdoch gleeful at BBC debacle
Few seem to be enjoying the management meltdown at the venerable BBC more than Rupert Murdoch, the News Corp. chief whose rival British newspapers ...
Look at how Syria neighbors are drawn into its war
Syria's neighbors are increasingly being drawn into the country's civil war in a variety of ways, whether militarily or due to an exodus of Syrians ...
Syria-related terror arrest at Heathrow
British police say a man has been arrested at London's Heathrow Airport as part of an investigation into travel to Syria in support of alleged ...
EU Commission offers airlines a carbon tax freeze
The European Commission on Monday proposed freezing the imposition of carbon emission charges on non-EU flights for a year, a move that could prevent ...
Creditors propose giving Greece 2 more years
Greece's international creditors are proposing granting the country two more years to meet its debt reduction targets as the country enters its sixth ...
Radical cleric Abu Qatada wins deportation appeal
A radical Islamist cleric described by prosecutors as a key al-Qaida operative in Europe cannot be deported from Britain to Jordan to face terrorism ...
Merkel insists on austerity despite protests
German Chancellor Angela Merkel took her fiscal discipline message to bailed-out Portugal on Monday, tolerating Nazi jibes from a small group of ...
Former Falklands governor Rex Hunt dies at 86
Sir Rex Hunt, who was governor of the Falkland Islands at the time of the Argentine invasion in 1982, has died. He was 86. Prime Minister David ...
Spanish banks halt evictions amid growing protests
Spain's major banks agreed on Monday to suspend some evictions of homeowners unable to pay their mortgages after hundreds of thousands of Spaniards ...
Libyan carrier orders more Airbus A350s
Libyan carrier Afriqiyah Airways has ordered another four of Airbus' A350 widebody jets, bringing its total order to 10. In a statement Monday, Airbus ...
Fiat Industrial announces new management structure
Capital goods maker Fiat Industrial on Monday announced a new management structure aimed at making it easier to merge with its U.S. subsidiary CNH ...
SAS slashes jobs, pay in 'final call' savings plan
Scandinavia's tri-nation airline SAS AB plans to cut 6,000 jobs — 40 percent of its work force — through asset sales and layoffs while reducing ...
British medical journal slams Roche on Tamiflu
A leading British medical journal is asking the drug maker Roche to release all its data on Tamiflu, claiming there is no evidence the drug can ...
Ikea to release report on East German forced labor
Swedish furniture giant Ikea will release a report this week addressing claims it benefited from forced labor in communist East Germany, the company ...
US futures rise with Greek deal in the works
Stock futures are rising as international lenders clear the path for a new bailout agreement in Greece, which only recently appeared to be on the ...
Panic at Macedonian circus after lion escapes
Several hundred spectators got an unexpected shock at a circus in Macedonia after a lion broke through a safety enclosure during a performance.
Security breach at Tower of London
A rare security breach has been reported at the Tower of London, one of the British capital's most famous landmarks. Authorities say the Crown Jewels ...
Telecom Italia confirms tycoon interest in stake
Telecom Italia shares rose 6 percent after the former monopoly confirmed that an Egyptian tycoon has expressed interest in investing in the Italian ...
Kremlin chief says he knew about corruption probe
President Vladimir Putin's chief of staff has acknowledged he was aware of alleged embezzlement of state funds earmarked for Russia's satellite ...
On streets of Athens, racist attacks increase
The attack came seemingly out of nowhere. As the 28-year-old Bangladeshi man dug around trash bins one recent afternoon for scrap metal, two women and ...
Analysis: Obama faces bumps with Russia policy
President Barack Obama once assured Russian leaders that he'd have more flexibility to deal with missile defense during a second term in office.
BBC under pressure to restore trust after scandal
The bungling of reports that powerful Britons sexually abused children has thrown one of the largest and most respected broadcasters in the world into ...