Even With Cease-Fire, Economy in Ukraine Is Crumbling
KIEV, Ukraine — The Merefa Glass factory, which has manufactured bottles and jars in Ukraine since 1896 and employed more than 2,000 people, has suspended operations because its main furnace…
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Lawyer Helping Chicago Little League Team Jackie Robinson West After Title Is Stripped
CHICAGO (AP) — A day after Little League International stripped Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West of its national championship, team officials announced they’ve hired a high-profile attorney to conduct an investigation…
David Carr, Times Critic and Champion of Media, Dies at 58
David Carr in 2008, the year he published his memoir, “The Night of the Gun,” a story of his battles with drugs in the 1980s.” David Carr, a writer who…
Eurozone Finance Ministers Hold Emergency Meeting on Greece Bailout
BRUSSELS — Eurozone finance ministers were gathering in an emergency session here on Wednesday, under pressure to hammer out a stopgap plan to keep Greece from running out of money…
Over 200 migrants missing after boats sink in Mediterranean Sea
Nine survivors landed on the Italian island of Lampedusa on Wednesday, out of more than 200 who had left Libya on Saturday in two rubber boats, the International Organization for…
7 Reasons Why The UK Is Europe’s Emerging Tech Hub
Over the next decade, it’s predicted that 46,000 new tech jobs will be created in this country’s capital city alone. Any guesses where we’re talking about? It’s not the United…
Earth’s Inner Core Found To Have A Core Of Its Own
An international team of researchers has discovered one of Earth’s deepest, darkest secrets: our planet’s inner core — once thought to be a ball of solid iron — has a…
Dominique Strauss-Kahn Says He Didn’t Engage in ‘Unbridled’ Behavior
LILLE, France — Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund who is accused of participating in a global sex ring, said on Tuesday that he had committed…
Strauss-Kahn Expected to Defend Legality of Lust at Trial
LILLE, France — Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the International Monetary Fund who is accused of participating in a global sex ring, was expected to testify on Tuesday to…
Banking Giant HSBC Sheltered Murky Cash Linked to Dictators and Arms Dealers
Secret documents reveal that global banking giant HSBC profited from doing business with arms dealers who channeled mortar bombs to child soldiers in Africa, bag men for Third World dictators,…
HSBC Shares Decline Amid Swiss Tax Avoidance Claims
In a report released on Sunday, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, an organization based in Washington, along with the newspaper Le Monde in France, The Guardian in Britain, the…
As Technology Entrepreneurs Multiply in Vietnam, So Do Regulations
A view of Ho Chi Minh City from the offices of Glass Egg Digital Media. Vietnam’s tech sector is a bright spot in the country’s economy.” HO CHI MINH CITY,…
For Saudis and Pakistan, a Bird of Contention
For decades, royal Arab hunting expeditions have traveled to the far reaches of Pakistan in pursuit of the houbara bustard — a waddling, migratory bird whose meat, they believe, contains…
Former Top Chris Christie Official Under Investigation Over Flights: Report
Federal prosecutors have demanded that the Port Authority turn over records related to the personal travel of the agency’s former chairman David Samson, as well as his relationship with Newark…
Chris Christie Administration Is Target Of New Federal Criminal Probe
Federal law enforcement officials have launched a criminal investigation of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and members of his administration, pursuing allegations the governor and his staff broke the law…
U.S. To Begin Destroying Largest Remaining Stockpile of Chemical Weapons Cache
The United States is about to begin destroying its largest remaining stockpile of chemical-laden artillery shells, marking a milestone in the global campaign to eradicate a debilitating weapon that still…
U.N. court: Serbs’ actions in Croatia not considered genocide
The 153-page ruling from the International Court of Justice means that modern-day Serbia will not have to pay restitution to Croatia, which in 1991 split from what was then Yugoslavia….
Poll Highlights Disagreements Between Foreign Policy Experts And The Public
International relations scholars are far more likely than the public at large to support increasing immigration — one of several marked differences between academics and Americans as a whole, according…
For Egypt, Al Jazeera prisoners were PR disaster amid bigger problems
As Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste was flying to freedom Sunday after 400 days in jail, the man in charge of Egypt was making a long speech lamenting his country’s…
Greece’s New Finance Minister: ‘You Have To Be Prepared To Blow The Whole Thing Up’
Greece will neither seek an extension of its controversial bailout nor cooperate with the so-called “troika” of international creditors, the country’s new finance minister declared Friday, following up on a…
David Beckham Gets Real About Being A Dad: ‘I’m Literally An Uber Driver Now’
David Beckham might be a soccer superstar and an international heartthrob, but that doesn’t mean he’s different from any other parent. His days are pretty hectic, and his kids get…
9 Action-Packed Books More Entertaining Than Any Movie
Originally published on Kirkus The story of the Nazis’ international bank robberies (Chasing Gold by George M. Taber), a New York safecracker forcibly turned secret agent (King of the Cracksmen…
The growing poverty problem in America’s schools
The divide is also clear in international educational measures. American children who go to schools with fewer than 10% of students eligible for subsidized lunch score close to the top…
Dubai Claims Title Of World’s Busiest International Airport
The city with the world’s tallest building can now boast that it’s home to the world’s busiest airport for international passengers too. Dubai’s airport operator released figures Tuesday showing that…
Peace Gets A Chance: Democratic Hawks Back Off Iran Sanctions Bill
WASHINGTON — Hawkish Senate Democrats are backing off an aggressive push for Iran sanctions legislation, saying they’ll give President Barack Obama breathing room to let international talks play out over…
A Chanel for All Seasons
PARIS — As the fashion crowd gathered at the Grand Palais on Tuesday morning, snowstorms were pummeling the Eastern Seaboard of the United States, closing airports and wreaking international travel…
International Women’s Day: Help us #inspirewomen
To celebrate International Women’s Day this year, we’re collecting your favorite quotes from women around the world. – Follow Leading Women on Twitter here.
After Voters in Greece Have Their Say, Country’s Creditors Seek Their Turn
ATHENS — Now comes the hard task of making good on a key campaign promise. As Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as prime minister of Greece on Monday, the emotional…
Aer Lingus Considering Revised Takeover Approach From British Airways Parent
Aer Lingus, an Irish carrier, had previously rejected two recent takeover offers from the International Consolidated Airlines Group, the first of which came in mid-December. In its latest bid, International Consolidated…
Donald Trump Talks Miss Universe Pageant, ‘seriously’ Looking At 2016 Presidential Run
Donald Trump, owner of the Miss Universe pageant, executive producer and host of “The Apprentice,” and recent speaker at the Iowa Freedom Summit, joined the Weekend TODAY team from Miami…