President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right UMP party has suffered a heavy defeat in French regional elections. The Socialist-led opposition alliance took about 54% of the vote with the UMP on 36%.
BERLIN (Reuters) - The president of the European Commission challenged German Chancellor Angela Merkel to rise above domestic politics and agree on a financial safety net for debt-stricken Greece to help preserve European monetary union.
Iceland is preparing for an even more powerful and potentially destructive volcano after a small eruption at the weekend shot red-hot molten lava high into the sky.
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Government, private-sector, foundation and faith leaders will join coalition of nearly 30 organizations Monday for what is being billed as the most significant gathering for safe water, sanitation and ...
Barack Obama has convinced Democrats in the US Congress to pass his historic health care reform bill, handing the president a victory that will give nearly every American the right to health coverage and could define his time in office.
The Israel Air Force attacked a smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip before dawn on Monday, after a Qassam rocket fired by Palestinian militants struck an open field in a kibbutz near the southern city of Ashkelon a ...
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March 21 (Bloomberg) -- Donors have pledged $850 million for the development and reconstruction of Sudan's Darfur region, said Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary-general of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.
Two Palestinians were killed by Israel Defense Forces fire yesterday morning south of the West Bank city of Nablus, the second such incident in a 24-hour period in which four Palestinians were killed by IDF fire.
AP BRISBANE, Australia -- An American doctor accused of repeatedly botching operations and performing surgeries he was not capable of handling pleaded not guilty in an Australian court Monday to three manslaughter charges and one of ...
QUETTA: A remote-controlled bomb attached to a bicycle killed three people and wounded 14 others in Quetta on Sunday. According to police, unidentified men had attached an explosive device to a bicycle and parked it on Kawari Road.
President Sarkozy's centre-right UMP party has suffered a heavy defeat in the French regional elections. With over 97% of votes counted, the Socialist-led opposition alliance took 52% of the vote with the UMP on 35%.
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BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki endorsed the mounting calls for a recount of Iraq's parliamentary election, as the latest results on Sunday showed his main competitor with a slight lead.
CBC.ca Sarkozy's UMP party loses in regional elections - Cbc President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right UMP party has suffered a heavy defeat in French regional elections. The Socialist-led opposition alliance took about 54% of the vote with the UMP on 36%.
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Ananova Lego fan builds art career - Ananova A New York artist - who works exclusively with Lego bricks - is to open his first major exhibition. Nathan Sawaya, 36, has spent ten years creating his ...
