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Typhoon Nangka lashes Japan, killing two, triggering floods
Typhoon Nangka barreled across the western end of Japan\'s largest main island on Friday, snarling transport, leaving at least two men dead ...Volcano ash shuts major Indonesian airport
Thousands of Indonesians were spending a miserable Eid Friday after failing to make it home to see their families after erupting volcanoes ...Greek PM Tsipras sacks leftist party rebels in reshuffle
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sacked left-wing Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis and two deputy ministers on Friday as he reshuffled his cabinet ...Dozens flee homes as wildfires rage in Greece, PM urges calm
Forest fires fanned by strong winds and high temperatures broke out around Athens and in other parts of southern Greece on Friday, ...Belgium takes 2-0 lead against Canada in Davis Cup QF
Steve Darcis and David Goffin gave Belgium a 2-0 lead over Canada on Friday with singles victories in their Davis Cup quarterfinal ...Japan to start from scratch on Tokyo Olympic stadium plan
Japan scrapped the design of the Olympic stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Games because of soaring costs Friday and said it will ...Violence as Greece debates reforms needed for bailout
Anti-austerity protesters hurled petrol bombs at police guarding the Greek parliament Wednesday as MPs debated deeply unpopular reforms they need to vote ...Greek Parliament approves bailout measures
The Greek parliament passed sweeping austerity measures demanded by lenders to open talks on a new multibillion-euro bailout package to keep Greece ...Obama thanks Putin for role in Iran deal
President Barack Obama telephoned Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to thank him for his part in the recent nuclear deal with ...




