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Europe freeze brings deaths, power outages and closures
A cold snap gripping Europe has killed more than 30 ...Why is Europe able to manage its decline, while Asia is (still) unable to capitalize ...
How to draw the line between the recent and still unsettled EU/EURO crisis and Asia’s success story? Well, it might be easier ...Six arrested over New Year sex attacks in India
Police in the southern Indian city of Bangalore detained at least six suspects Wednesday after several women said they were groped and ...Netanyahu urges pardon for convicted Israeli soldier
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he supported pardoning a young Israeli soldier convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead a ...Inmates beheaded in Brazil jail riot, 60 killed
Rioting inmates in Brazil decapitated and brutally assaulted their rivals, killing at least 60, when fighting erupted between two gangs at a ...Syria army presses fight near Damascus despite truce
Syria\'s army advanced Monday as it battles to capture a rebel region that is key to the capital\'s water supply, launching strikes ...Manhunt after Istanbul nightclub massacre leaves 39 dead
Turkish police were hunting Sunday for the gunman who killed 39 people, including many foreigners, in a rampage at an upmarket nightclub ...More than 20 killed, dozens injured after fire on Indonesian tourist boat
Twenty three people were killed and dozens injured on Sunday after a fire ripped through a boat carrying nearly 250 people to ...World celebrations ring in New Year 2017
Much of the globe celebrated the beginning of 2017 with fireworks, parties and other festivities, though many were somber in reflecting on ...Central Baghdad market blasts kill at least 27
Twin bomb blasts ripped through a busy market area in central Baghdad Saturday, police said, shattering a relative lull in attacks in ...




