UN chief hopes for Syria conference in early June
MOSCOW (AP) — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is holding out hope that an international conference to negotiate a peaceful…
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Mice return from a month in space
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian capsule carrying mice and lizards has returned to Earth after spending a month in space.
Pope leads pep rally at Vatican, meets with Merkel
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis lamented that investment losses by banks trigger more alarm in the economic crisis than the struggle…
French president signs gay marriage into law
PARIS (AP) — France will see its first gay weddings within days, after French President Francois Hollande signed a law Saturday…
Russia's Karjakin wins Norway chess tournament
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Russia's Sergey Karjakin won the (EURO)100,000 ($130,000) Norway chess championship on Saturday after drawing…
Plane catches fire landing in Moscow; no injuries
MOSCOW (AP) — Part of an airliner carrying more than 130 people caught fire as it was landing in Moscow, and passengers evacuated the…
Union leads march in Rome calling for job creation
ROME (AP) — A union of Italian metal workers has led thousands of people in a march through the heart of Rome to press the new…
Glance: Europe's Key Institutions
Following the chaotic bailout of Cyprus, top European Union officials are saying it's time to rethink how the region manages its crisis…
Top officials call to overhaul euro institutions
BERLIN (AP) — Engineering a financial bailout for Cyprus in March was such a chaotic process that top European officials say it is time…
Crucial evidence to be secret in Litvinenko probe
LONDON (AP) — A coroner overseeing a British inquest into the 2006 poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko ruled Friday he has to…
