Spain beset by bank crisis, recession, bond pressure
MADRID (Reuters) - Spains borrowing costs shot up at a bond auction on Thursday, after economic data confirmed the country is back in recession...
Poll shows Greece electing pro-bailout government
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek voters are returning to the establishment parties that negotiated its bailout, a poll showed on Thursday, offering...
Russia says action on Syria, Iran may go nuclear
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warned on Thursday that military action against sovereign states could lead to a...
Postal Service to close, consolidate 140 mail sites
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Postal Service will proceed with a plan this summer to shut mail-processing facilities as part of its cost-cutting...
Anti-war protest at Obamas Chicago campaign headquarters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A small group of anti-war demonstrators staged a peaceful "die in" on Thursday at President Barack Obamas election campaign...
NATO summit in Chicago sends some brides fleeing
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Debbie and George Sevilis were supposed to get married on Saturday, May 19. Everything was booked. They had saved the date....
Mississippi officials: April incident may be linked to murders
TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - Authorities in Mississippi are checking an April incident they say may be related to two highway murders this...
U.S. Air Force keeping close watch on Boeing tanker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Boeing Cos program to develop a new refueling tanker is proceeding well, but an aggressive test schedule and Boeings plan...
War crimes judges hear Taylors sentencing pleas
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is to address judges personally during the sentencing hearing of his war crimes trial Wednesday, asking...
Fan Bingbing shows off dynasty dress at Cannes
Theres vintage fashion and theres ancient fashion — and Chinese actress Fan Bingbing tapped into the latter for the opening of the Cannes Film...
Olympic torch handed over to London delegation
The Olympic torch was formally handed over from Greece to organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games in a ceremony here on Thursday.
Greek party most extreme of Europes far right
Judge delays Mladic trial due to evidence errors
An apparent clerical error prompted judges to postpone the long-awaited war crimes trial of former Bosnian Serb military leader Ratko Mladic on...
Lawyers try to see China activists jailed nephew
A Shanghai lawyer said Wednesday he is trying to visit the jailed nephew of activist Chen Guangcheng, who sparked a diplomatic crisis last month...
Oil hovers near $93 as trader mull Europe turmoil
Oil prices hovered near $93 a barrel Thursday in Asia as traders mulled whether concern over Europes debt crisis justifies extending a sharp...
Chinese Mystery opens Cannes sidebar race
A Chinese thriller about a family man leading a double life kicked off the parallel new talent section of the Cannes Film Festival Thursday, in...
Obama eases investment curbs on Myanmar, names ambassador
President Barack Obama Thursday eased investment curbs on Myanmar and named the first US ambassador to the country in more than 20 years, hoping...
Kim takes the lead at home in South Korea
Young South Korean golfer Kim Bi-O conquered strong winds and an errant driver on Thursday to claim a one-shot lead after the first round of the...
