Costa Concordia captain sentenced to 16 years in prison
The former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Wednesday for his role in ...20,000 foreign fighters head to Syria
Foreign fighters are flocking to Syria at an "unprecedented" rate, with more than 20,000 volunteers from around the world joining the Islamic ...HSBC admits Swiss bank failings over client taxes
British bank HSBC Holdings Plc admitted failings by its Swiss subsidiary in response to media reports it helped wealthy customers dodge taxes ...Ex-IMF head Strauss-Kahn testifies in French sex ring trial
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief who was tipped to become French president before being accused of sexual assault by a New ...US confirms death of American ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday confirmed the death of Kayla Mueller, a U.S. aid worker who had been held hostage by ...Ukraine fighting intensifies ahead of peace summit
Intense fighting in Ukraine, including a rocket strike on Kiev\'s military headquarters in the east, killed at least 20 people on Tuesday ...Oil prices drop as IEA predicts weak rebound
Oil prices fell Tuesday after the International Energy Agency predicted that global oil prices will recover only partially over the next five ...India PM Modi concedes defeat in Delhi state elections
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conceded defeat on Tuesday in Delhi state elections as early results showed anti-corruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal\'s party ...Euro zone, Greece face off as markets take fright
Greece and its euro zone partners engaged in brinkmanship on Monday, with leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras insisting his country would not ...29 African migrants die of hypothermia off Italian coast
Twenty-nine African migrants intercepted by Italian authorities while trying to reach Europe by boat in rough and icy conditions have died of ...
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