Germany approves Greek bailout extension
German lawmakers approved a hard-won bailout extension for Greece\'s new anti-austerity government in a move Berlin\'s finance chief called "not easy" but ...US Congress avoids Homeland Security shutdown
Feuding US lawmakers narrowly avoided a Department of Homeland Security shutdown at the 11th hour, but funded the agency only until March ...Russian opposition leader Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow
Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin and Russia\'s involvement in the war in Ukraine, was shot ...Olympics Committee approves Tokyo 2020 venue changes
The International Olympic Committee executive board on Friday gave the greenlight to organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Games to move three competition ...Russian opposition mourns murdered leader Boris Nemtsov
Thousands of stunned Russians laid flowers and lit candles on Saturday on the bridge where opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was shot dead ...US-Bangladeshi blogger hacked to death in Dhaka
A prominent Bangladeshi-American blogger known for speaking out against religious extremism was hacked to death as he walked through Bangladesh\'s capital with ...Iran, six powers to hold nuclear talks in Switzerland on March 5
Senior officials from Iran and six powers negotiating with Tehran over its nuclear program will hold more talks in Montreux, Switzerland on ...US-led strikes on IS after group seizes 220 Christians
The US-led coalition carried out air strikes Thursday against the Islamic State group in northeastern Syria, where the jihadists have launched a ...Argentine judge dismisses criminal case against President Fernandez
There is no evidence that President Cristina Fernandez tried to whitewash Iran\'s purported involvement in a deadly 1994 bombing, an Argentine judge ...Pakistan tightens cellphone control after Taliban massacre
Almost every Pakistani citizen has a cellphone, but from now on, Big Brother is checking to make sure their name, number and ...
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