May 17, 2012
Greece Appoints Caretaker PM, Sets Date for New Elections
Greece has sworn in a senior judge as the country's new caretaker prime minister. Council of State head Panagiotis Pikrammenos was appointed Wednesday after major political parties failed to form a coalition government following several attempts…
May 16, 2012
Hollande and Merkel hold euro talks in Berlin
Newly inaugurated French President Francois Hollande has pledged to work with Germany to resolve the EU's economic crisis. He was speaking in Berlin following talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, hours after being sworn in. Both leaders said…
May 16, 2012
Ratko Mladic goes on trial over Bosnia ‘war crimes’
Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko Mladic is set to go on trial on 11 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, including genocide. He is the last of the main protagonists in the Balkan wars of the 1990s to face an international trial in…
May 14, 2012
Blast Kills 9 in Afghan Market
Afghan officials say a bomb blast at a market in the country's north has killed nine people, including a local official. Police say Monday's explosion struck a shop in the Ghormuch district of Faryab province. A council member was among those killed…
May 14, 2012
Greek Radical Left Leader Refusing Coalition Talks
The leader of a group of Greek far-left parties, which finished second in last week's parliamentary elections, is refusing to take part in more talks to form a coalition government. Alexis Tsipras said Sunday he will not become what he calls an…
May 14, 2012
Syrian Troops Storm Village; Violence Spills into Lebanon
Syrian troops backed by tanks killed at least five civilians, torched homes and looted shops when they overran a rebellious Sunni Muslim farming village Sunday, as tensions from the 14-month-old uprising also spilled into neighboring Lebanon.…
May 14, 2012
US, Pakistan, Afghan Military Hold Talks
The commander of NATO-led forces in Afghanistan met with the army chiefs of Pakistan and Afghanistan in Islamabad Sunday to discuss border security and anti-terror coordination. The meeting of the Afghanistan-Pakistan-ISAF Tripartite Commission…
May 14, 2012
Merkel’s Conservatives Trounced in German State Election
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives suffered an embarrassing loss in Sunday's legislative election in Germany's most populous state as she continues pushing for economic austerity in Europe. Preliminary results show the opposition…
May 11, 2012
Twin Car Bombs in Syrian Capital Kill 55
Two suicide car bombs that exploded in the Syrian capital near a state intelligence compound Thursday killed at least 55 people and wounded another 370, making it the country's deadliest attack since an opposition uprising began 14 months ago.…
May 11, 2012
US Agents Break Up Honduran Cocaine Ring
U.S. federal agents have arrested 28 people for allegedly running a cocaine smuggling ring between Honduras and northern Virginia. Officials say many of the suspects are illegal immigrants from Honduras. Investigators say that the ring used…