Archive by category World

PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (AP) ― Divers and an unmanned underwater vehicle spotted the tail of the missing AirAsia plane in the Java Sea on Wednesday, the …

WASHINGTON (AFP) ― U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican rivals who took control of Congress Tuesday immediately clashed over the controversial …

PARIS (AP) ― EU sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine are cutting both ways: hurting Russia as well as pinching some big European companies. …

PARIS (AFP) ― Germany has become the latest European country to witness mass anti-Islamic protests which have grown increasingly common across the continent. …

NEW YORK (AFP) ― The oil price plunge will force energy companies to slash capital spending in North America, Europe and Asia in 2015, investment bank …

FRANKFURT (AP) ― Talk of Greece crashing out of the euro is back. And the question of whether Europe can handle another crisis in Greece is heightening …

HONG KONG (AFP) ― Hong Kong’s leader Tuesday warned against fresh democracy protests ahead of the next step in the city’s contentious political reform …

BEIRUT (AFP) ― Overwhelmed by a massive influx of desperate refugees, Lebanon began imposing unprecedented visa restrictions on Syrians on Monday, including …

CAIRO (AFP) ― Libya’s internationally recognized government on Monday appealed for weapons to combat militias which have seized parts of the oil-rich but …

DONETSK (AFP) ― When Alla Syrovatskaya’s boyfriend of some two years proposed to her she immediately began planning her autumn wedding, the traditional …