Countdown to Greek budget vote pits optimists against creditors
World
December 8, 2014
Countdown to Greek budget vote pits optimists against creditors
Tension mounted Sunday during the countdown to the Greek parliament's vote on a 2015 budget that has brought Athens into…
Syria accuses Israel of bombing Damascus airport
World
December 7, 2014
Syria accuses Israel of bombing Damascus airport
Syria accused Israel of bombing its main international airport on Sunday as the UN announced talks with rebel leaders on…
Egypt sentences four Brotherhood members to death
Egypt
December 7, 2014
Egypt sentences four Brotherhood members to death
An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced to death four members of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood over the killing of protesters…
Typhoon tears down homes in disaster-weary Philippines
World
December 7, 2014
Typhoon tears down homes in disaster-weary Philippines
Typhoon Hagupit tore apart homes and sent waves crashing through coastal communities across the eastern Philippines on Sunday, creating more…
Thousands march in Brazil against Rousseff, corruption
World
December 7, 2014
Thousands march in Brazil against Rousseff, corruption
Around 5,000 demonstrators marched through downtown Sao Paulo against government corruption and the recent re-election of President Dilma Rousseff.The march,…
NASA craft to probe Pluto after nine-year journey
World
December 7, 2014
NASA craft to probe Pluto after nine-year journey
An American probe that will explore Pluto woke up from its slumber Saturday, after a nine-year journey to take a…
Artificial intelligence: Hawking’s fears stir debate
Life & Style
December 6, 2014
Artificial intelligence: Hawking’s fears stir debate
There was the psychotic HAL 9000 in "2001: A Space Odyssey," the humanoids which attacked their human masters in "I,…
Pope says Christians ‘being driven from Mideast’
Egypt
December 6, 2014
Pope says Christians ‘being driven from Mideast’
Pope Francis said Christians are being "driven from the Middle East," in a message to Iraqi Christians forced to flee…
Greek writer Menis Koumandareas found apparently murdered
Archaeology
December 6, 2014
Greek writer Menis Koumandareas found apparently murdered
Acclaimed Greek author Menis Koumandareas was found apparently murdered Saturday in his central Athens home, authorities said. He was 83.Though…
Obama condemns ‘barbaric murder’ of US hostage in Yemen
World
December 6, 2014
Obama condemns ‘barbaric murder’ of US hostage in Yemen
President Barack Obama on Saturday condemned the murder of US journalist Luke Somers who was killed in Yemen during a…