Syrian President Bashar Assad vowed on Tuesday to respond to threats against him with an ‘iron hand’ and refused to step down, insisting he still has his people's support despite the 10-month-old upri

A top Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday war over the Iranian nuclear issue would bring disaster to the world economy and urged all nations involved to exercise restraint and prevent hostilities.

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Greek disability groups expressed anger on Monday at a government decision to expand a list of state-recognised disability categories to include pedophiles, exhibitionists and kleptomaniacs.

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U.K. police managed to smuggle a fake bomb into Olympic Park in a security test, overshadowing a special Cabinet meeting on Monday at the park that marked 200 days until the Summer Games begin.

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The doomsday scenario of Soviet nukes falling into the hands of rogue states or terrorists has, as far as is known, remained fiction, thanks to a massive U.S.-Russian effort to lock the weaponry up sa

Yahoo dangled a $27 million pay package to lure its newly hired CEO Scott Thompson away from PayPal.

The struggling Internet company disclosed the details of Thompson's compensation in a regulatory f

A couple has found a suspect in the disappearance of their $4,500 wedding ring - their 10-month old basset hound.

KOB-TV reported on Wednesday that a veterinarian recently removed the ring from the d

A Michigan pastor has opened a tattoo parlor inside his church.

Rev. Steve Bentley says he's doing everything he can to reach out to people who have never felt comfortable at a traditional house of w

A southwestern Pennsylvania grandmother says she's no marijuana grower, just a woman who wanted something that would look pretty next to her tomatoes.

A Fayette County jury cleared 67-year-old Albert

Japan says it will soon require atomic reactors to be shut down after 40 years of use to improve safety following the nuclear crisis set off by last year's tsunami.

Concern about aging reactors has