Europe
Thai PM dissolves Parliament, calls elections
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has dissolved parliament and called an election, after sustained protests in the capital, Bangkok.Mass protests in Ukrainian capital
Anti-government protesters toppled a statue of Soviet state founder Vladimir Lenin in Ukraine\'s capital and attacked it with hammers on Sunday in ...Greece approves more austerity cuts
Greece\'s parliament has approved a budget plan filled with over 3 billion euros of austerity cuts with the hope that the debt-laden ...French reinforcements arrive in CAR capital
The French defense minister says troop reinforcements have begun arriving in the Central African Republic, after reports that around 100 people were ...World leaders react to the passing of Mandela
Minutes after news of the passing away of former South African president Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, tributes and speeches started streaming in.Ex Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi gets political ban
An Italian court has ruled that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, convicted of tax fraud, should be barred from holding public office ...Canadian author Alice Munro wins Nobel Prize for Literature 2013
Alice Munro won Nobel Prize 2013 in literature and became the first Canadian woman to take the Nobel Prize since its launch ...3 US scientists win 2013 Nobel Prize for chemistry
Three U.S. scientists won the Nobel Prize for chemistry on Wednesday for pioneering work on computer programs that simulate complex chemical processes ...EU announces 30 million to help refugees in Italy
The head of the European Commission announced Wednesday during a visit to Lampedusa that Italy would receive an additional 30 million euros ...Britain says in talks with Iran about reopening embassies
The United Kingdom and Iran will restore some bilateral diplomatic relations, with each country appointing non-resident Chargé d\'affaires to work towards mending ...




