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Mortar fire from Syria lands in Israeli-held Golan
Israel's military says three mortar rounds fired from Syria have landed inside the Israeli-held Golan Heights. It's the third time in less than a week ...
Deutsche Bank head calls on states to reduce debt
The co-chief of lender Deutsche Bank says Western governments are still failing to reduce their debts and in the process are destabilizing the world's ...
Car bomb attacks kill 4 people in Iraq
Three car bombs in towns south of Baghdad killed four people and injured 16 others on Thursday, Iraqi police and health officials said. The first ...
Iran to hold air defense drill in country's east
Iran's official news agency says the country's military will hold "massive" air defense maneuvers in the east, starting this weekend. Gen.
EU probes Chinese subsidies of solar panels, parts
The European Union is considering imposing tariffs on Chinese-made solar panels and parts after a complaint from European manufacturers alleged that ...
Archaeologists explore site on Syria-Turkey border
Few archaeological sites seem as entwined with conflict, ancient and modern, as the city of Karkemish. The scene of a battle mentioned in the Bible, ...
IAG mulls bid for Spanish low-cost carrier Vueling
International Airlines Group, which owns British Airways and Iberia, is considering a bid to take full control of Spanish low-cost airline Vueling.
Pakistan's minority Hindus feel under attack
They came after dusk and chanted into the night sky "Kill the Hindus, kill the children of the Hindus," as they smashed religious icons, ripped golden ...
Parliament OKs landmark religious compensation law
The lower house of Parliament has overruled an upper house veto and gave a green light to a plan by the center-right government to pay billions of ...
Scientology makes few waves in Israel
The Church of Scientology has apparently found one place where its presence doesn't set off alarms, protests and demonstrations, and that place is one ...
Powerful quake hits Guatemala, killing at least 48
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Guatemala on Wednesday, killing at least 48 people in two states as it toppled thick adobe walls, shook huge ...
Asia stocks slump as US faces fiscal crunch
Asian stock markets tumbled Thursday after a ratings agency threatened to downgrade the U.S. if a solution to the so-called fiscal cliff isn't ...
Japan utility seeks more funds for nuclear crisis
The Japanese operator of the nuclear power plant devastated in last year's disasters is seeking more government financial support, saying the cost of ...
Agent recounts livid reaction to Afghan massacre
A U.S. agent who investigated the massacre of 16 civilians in southern Afghanistan earlier this year recounted the livid reaction from local villagers ...
Obama victory a relief for Latin American left
From Caracas to Havana to La Paz, President Barack Obama's re-election victory was welcomed with a sigh of relief by many on Latin America's left, ...
Syria opposition in exile fails to elect women
Syria's main opposition bloc elected an all-male leadership team early Thursday, undermining its own bid to showcase itself as a more diverse group ...
Puerto Rico vote endorses statehood with asterisk
Puerto Ricans have supported U.S. statehood in a vote that jubilant members of the pro-statehood party say is the strongest sign yet that the ...
Britain: Obama victory an opportunity for Syria
Britain called on the U.S. and other allies Wednesday to do more to shape the Syrian opposition into a coherent force, saying the re-election of ...
Yemen security official assassinated in capital
A Yemeni intelligence officer was assassinated in a drive-by shooting by unidentified gunmen Wednesday in the capital, Sanaa, in the latest attack ...
Egypt prosecutor orders ban on online pornography
Egypt's top prosecutor ordered government ministries on Wednesday to enforce a ban on pornographic websites, three years after a court denounced the ...
Israeli leader in bind after Obama victory
President Barack Obama's re-election has left Israel's prime minister in a bind. Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly has clashed with Obama and was widely ...
Brazil's Truth Commission to investigate church
The Truth Commission investigating human rights abuses committed by Brazil's former dictatorship will also look into the role Catholic and evangelical ...
Brazil to distribute oil revenues more evenly
Brazil's House of Representatives has approved a controversial proposal to share profits from the country's growing oil production sector more evenly ...
Cyprus' bailout talks to restart this week
Talks with potential creditors on forging a bailout agreement for Cyprus will resume this week, the government spokesman said on Wednesday, easing ...
Experts raise concerns over superhuman workplace
Performance-boosting drugs, powered prostheses and wearable computers are coming to an office near you — but experts warned in a new report Wednesday ...