Politics
EU court rules against Facebook over transatlantic data deal
The EU\'s top court on Tuesday ruled that a key transatlantic data deal relied on by companies such as Facebook was invalid ...Portugal votes in test for austerity policies
Portuguese voters cast ballots Sunday to give their verdict on four years of austerity by either re-electing the centre-right coalition that steered ...U.S., allies demand Russia halt Syria strikes outside IS areas
Russia bombed Syria for a third day on Friday, mainly hitting areas held by rival insurgent groups rather than the Islamic State ...Hillary Offers Syria a Libyan-Iraqi-Style Paradise
Americans may find Syria a bit confusing. David Petraeus, sainted hero, has proposed arming ...6 US service members among 11 dead in Afghan plane crash
A C-130 transport plane crashed overnight at an air base in eastern Afghanistan, killing six U.S. airmen and five passengers, the U.S. ...Burkina Faso coup leader in police custody
General Gilbert Diendere, the leader of Burkina Faso\'s short-lived coup, was in police custody on Thursday after handing himself in, a security ...Palestinian flag flies at UN for first time
The Palestinians raised their flag at the United Nations on Wednesday for the first time as president Mahmud Abbas called on the ...Catalan separatists win majority in regional election
Separatists in Catalonia claimed victory Sunday in a regional election that they have vowed will lead to them declaring the region independent ...House speaker John Boehner resigns from US Congress
Bitter internal divisions in the Republican Party boiled over Friday with the resignation of House Speaker John Boehner, who spent years repelling ...Ukraine bans Russian airlines as part of war sanctions
Ukraine is banning flights by Russian airlines from Oct. 25 as part of a wave of sanctions against Russia over its support ...