Expand . Australia's sovereign wealth fund dumped holdings in mine and cluster-bomb makers as the nation prepares to ratify a treaty banning the...

Expand . Ding, dong, the witch is dead. Osama bin Laden, the author of the 9/11 atrocities in the United States and various lesser terrorist...

The present political scenario in the State is in a confused state and administration is in doldrums and major political changes can be seen once...

The LePage administration unveiled $250 million in budget changes Friday that propose to cut health insurance to 28,000 adults, eliminate vacant...

Press Statement . . . I am deeply troubled that the Syrian Government chooses to continue to use force and intimidation against the Syrian people...

Media Note . . . Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton has appointed Ambassador Carlos Pascual as the Department of State Special Envoy and Coordinator...

The Legislature will face many decisions next winter regarding the future of health care services in South Dakota. The agenda has largely been...

THE people will decide whether the KC Stadium should be sold to Hull City's owners, the new council leader has revealed.. . Councillor Steve Brady...

With Americans rejoicing at the news that Osama Bin Laden has been killed, RT’ “The Resident” in New York asked people what made them celebrate his demise and whether it is really a victory in the War on Terror.

Three Russian human rights activists have been expelled from Belarus for monitoring the trials of protesters detained after a mass protest against the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.

Final preparations are underway to mark Victory Day across Russia. But even decades after the end of WWII, some secrets from the war remain hidden.

The number of shootings in the schools and streets of America has done little to dampen the enthusiasm of thousands to assert their Second Amendment rights. The movement to bear arms publicly at all times is significant...

K-State Settles Lawsuit with Former Head Football Coach. . MANHATTAN, Kan. - Kansas State University and K-State Athletics, Inc., have reached an ...

The parents of Spc. Bowe Bergdahl have declined to say much publicly since their son went missing from his base in southern Afghanistan on June 30 ...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper's new majority government will quickly table a budget when Parliament is convened in the coming weeks and it is ...

Less than four months after opposition anger over contested national elections triggered deadly clashes with police, Albanians vote for local ...

THE WRONG Clifton Jones showed up at Thursday's Savannah City Council meeting. . . Either that, or the veteran city alderman suffered a temporary...

Radiation levels are within the norm in all districts of Russia's Far East, a spokesman for the regional emergencies ministry said on Saturday.

Five dead, dozens injured in apartment fire in southern Russia Channel 6 News Online SAMARA, RUSSIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least five people were killed and dozens were injured on Friday in a fire in the southern Russia city of Samara, RIA Novosti reported. The fire broke out in an apartment block, killing five people and injuring 39 others. ... and more »

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Russia, China To Coordinate On Middle East, North Africa Issues RTT News (RTTNews) - Russia and China have agreed to work together in addressing issues related to the ongoing popular uprisings in some countries in the Middle east and North Africa, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said after a meeting with his Chinese ... Russia and China Require Immediate Ceasefire in LibyaDay Breaking News Russia, China to cooperate on Middle East, North AfricaZee News all 42 news articles »

The Russian Defense Ministry plans to broadcast live test launches of the Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on its new website, spokesman Igor Konashenkov said.

A court in Central Russia has turned down a request to end the compulsory psychiatric treatment of the man, whose doomsday sect that spent more than six months underground waiting for the apocalypse in 2007-2008.

A miner and a rescuer were killed in a fire at the Krupinski mine in the Polish town of Suszec, Polish media reported.

Subscription page Vladimir Putin has lashed out at Russia's oil groups and accused them of price-fixing amid fuel shortages across the oil-rich ...

Subscription page Russia has failed to improve its investment climate amid growing capital flight, a top aide to Dmitry Medvedev has said, as the ...

A young nationalist was sentenced to life in prison, Russia's most stringent punishment, on Friday for fatally shooting a human rights lawyer and a...

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has proposed creating a "broad popular front" ahead of Russia's parliamentary election, an apparent attempt to ...

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has proposed creating a broad political front around his United Russia party in preparation for December's...

The 2012 Republican race has officially kicked off after five candidates—Ron Paul, Herman Cain, Gary Johnson, Rick Santorum and Tim Pawlenty—participated in the first Republican primary debate.

Two European basketball powerhouses, Panathinaikos and Maccabi, will meet on Sunday in the Euroleague final to decide who is the best outfit in Europe.

Still-secret photos of the dead Osama bin Laden show a precision kill shot above his left eye, a U.S. official said, as fresh details emerged of an...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam is not among those attending President Barack Obama's visit with troops at Fort Campbell to celebrate the successful ...

US lawmakers visited Qatar on Friday, discussing bilateral ties and regional security issues with its crown prince, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said.

Another intense day of protest across Syria – dubbed ‘the day of defiance’- has claimed another 30 lives. With the regime conducting deadly crackdowns against its civilians and international pressure building, how long...

Telegraph.co.uk

BP loses Arctic deal to Russia subsidiary Sky News Australia ... by a Stockholm tribunal that sided with the complaints of BP's Russian partners in TNK-BP. The Russian partners in TNK-BP claimed that they had the right of first refusal on all BP projects in Russia and successfully put a halt to the deal in court. BP to Hand Rosneft Deal to TNK-BPABC News BP cedes Rosneft Arctic deal to TNK-BPArab News BP cedes Arctic project to Russia partnerMSN Philippines News BBC News -PennEnergy- Energy News (press release) all 225 news articles »

A total of 10 Syrian police and servicemen were killed when unknown gunmen attacked a checkpoint some 160 km north of Damascus, Syrian state news agency SANA said.

The Unit Two reactor of Japan's Tsuruga nuclear power plant will be stopped for an unplanned inspection of Saturday, the Kyodo news agency said, citing the plant's operator.

Make Y! Your Homepage Death of Osama bin Laden Latest news Why photos won't be shown Backlash over code name Video: SEALs' stealth copter...

AP) MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian ultranationalist was sentenced to life in prison, and his girlfriend received an 18-year sentence Friday for the ...

AP) MOSCOW (AP) — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has proposed creating a "broad popular front" ahead of Russia's parliamentary election in an ...

Posted at 01:32 PM ET, 05/06/2011 . . . When I was in Moscow last year, I paid a visit to Boris Nemtsov, one of the leading figures of the Russian...

It was a sight that attracted the attention of space watchers the world over - but the lights which illuminated the night sky were not the result...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia and the United States must work hard to bridge major differences over the divisive issue of a European anti-missile shield, Russian news agencies quoted the nation's top gene

A study by the Detroit Regional Workforce Fund found that 47 percent of adults in the city are ‘functionally illiterate’.

Simple luxuries like taking a family vacation or just taking the kids out to eat is nothing but a distant memory to many American families who once considered themselves middle class and are now fighting to stay off the...

The US federal debt ceiling will be reached on May 16. It is unlikely Congress will address the limit by that time in order for the US to maintain fully functioning financial operations.

New York Daily News

With Budget Unveiling, Bloomberg Draws the Battle Lines WNYC "We are forced to do the best we can with what we've got. The state has shifted the burden from them to us." Following the unveiling of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's final budget, the battle lines are now drawn between the mayor and City ... Bloomberg to cut more than 6000 NYC teaching positionsCNN International Bloomberg's $65.7 Billion New York City Budget Proposes 6000 Teacher CutsBloomberg NYC Mayor's Budget Would Cut 1 Out Of 12 TeachersNPR Brooklyn Daily Eagle -Patch.com -The Associated Press all 331 news articles »

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Syria's security forces shot dead at least 13 people on Friday as thousands rallied on a 'Day of Defiance' against the autocratic regime of ...