Spanish activists angered by grim economic prospects planned nationwide demonstrations Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of their protest movement that inspired similar groups in other countries.
Voting began on Sunday in Germany's most populous state where Angela Merkel's conservatives face a defeat that could give the left momentum before next year’s federal election and fuel criticism of the chancellor's European austerity drive.
Iran is set to meet UN nuclear agency officials today for the first time in three months, with world powers watching closely for clues on Tehran's stance ahead of their upcoming Baghdad talks.
Leading economists have ranked how to best and most cost-effectively invest to solve many of the world's seemingly insurmountable problems, a Danish think-tank said Monday, calling for a shift in global priorities.
Greece’s president met little enthusiasm from political leaders summoned to a final round of talks on Monday to avert a new election, reinforcing fears the country was firmly on the path to bankruptcy and an exit from the euro zone.
Chancellor Angela Merkel was counting the cost Monday of an historic drubbing for her conservative party in Germany's most populous state, a major setback 16 months ahead of national elections.
French President Francois Hollande said he wanted to "open a new path" in Europe after his inauguration on Tuesday following his May 6 election victory.
Biodiversity has decreased by an average of 28% globally since 1970 and the world would have to be 50% bigger to have enough land and forests to provide for current levels of consumption and carbon emissions, conservation group WWF said today.
British police on Tuesday charged Rebekah and Charlie Brooks, a high profile couple close to Prime Minister David Cameron, with attempting to hide evidence on phone hacking and corrupting police and other officials.
Outsized school bags are turning into a curse for kids, 80% of whom carry loads up to a fifth of their body weight, really taxing their backs, says a new research from the charity BackCare.
Greece is headed for another month of political paralysis ahead of new elections in mid-June, after party leaders on Tuesday failed to reach an agreement to build a coalition government.
Socialist Francois Hollande took over as France's president today and jetted off to Berlin hours later for talks on Europe's debt crisis -- only to have his
plane struck by lightning. No one was hurt.
A Dane, who survived a Nepal plane crash this week, miraculously suffered only a bruise. He describes how the plane was "flying low" when "the wing suddenly hit the mountain."
Typing the perfect text to a woman they want to woo, can be a puzzling and infuriating task for men, according to a new survey.
Greeks pull funds from banks; President forced to call new vote in June after his failure to cobble together coalition govt.