CAIRO - Egyptian authorities have referred 19 Americans and two dozen others to criminal trials, justice ministry officials said Sunday, as part of a politically charged investigation into the foreign financing of nonprofit groups that has shaken the ...

CAIRO (AP) - Ignoring a US threat to cut off aid, Egypt on Sunday referred 19 Americans and 24 other employees of nonprofit groups to trial before a criminal court on accusations they illegally used foreign funds to foment unrest in the country.

CANBERRA, Australia - Protesters attacked seven Syrian embassies around the world following reports of the bloodiest episode yet in Damascus' nearly yearlong crackdown on dissent.

By Richard Balmforth and Michael Holden | KIEV/LONDON (Reuters) - Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe claimed more victims Sunday, brought widespread disruption to transport services, and left thousands without power with warnings that low ...

(AP) JERUSALEM - For the first time in nearly two decades of escalating tensions over Iran's nuclear program, world leaders are genuinely concerned that an Israeli military attack on the Islamic Republic could be imminent - an action that many fear ...

Greece's economic future hung in the balance on Sunday as the debt-laden country's technocrat prime minister, Lucas Papademos, met party leaders in a last-ditch effort to rally support for the stringent reforms Athens must enact in return for aid.

By ALAN CULLISON MOSCOW—With Russians defying sub-zero cold over the weekend to demonstrate for unfettered elections, the Kremlin is employing a familiar tool—anti-Americanism—to defuse support for opposition leaders, casting them as puppets of the ...

A conservative former finance minister was headed toward a clear victory in Finland's presidential election Sunday, according to partial results and a TV election forecast.

by AP US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Sunday for "friends of democratic Syria" to unite and rally against President Bashar Assad's regime, previewing the possible formation of a formal group of like-minded nations to coordinate assistance ...

Motorists have been urged to take extra care in treacherous conditions as snow across much of the UK turns to ice. Half of the 1300 scheduled flights at Heathrow were cancelled and some trains and Tube services were also disrupted.

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A suicide bomber drove his vehicle into a police parking lot in central Kandahar on Sunday, killing at least seven people, including five police officers and a child, in the fourth suicide bombing there in less than a month.

By Rob Taylor | KABUL (Reuters) - A secret NATO report showing the strength of confidence among the Afghan Taliban is raising concerns from Kabul to Washington that the militant group might overrun the country again when foreign combat forces finally ...

Chinese companies and funds have ramped up investment in crisis-hit Europe, buying utilities, energy firms and even luxury yacht makers, but are steering clear of eurozone debt.

Queen Elizabeth II is both a modern monarch - the poor thing even had to sit through a palace presentation on Twitter and Facebook - and an old-school royal who's committed to a certain regal reserve.

Former Cuban President Fidel Castro has made a rare public appearance to launch his memoirs. The book, Guerrilla of Time, is almost 1000 pages long and relates his childhood and rise to power in the Cuban Revolution.

By Abhijit Pandya The respect for territories of other states is fundamental to the security of all nations, and the ability of countries to co-exist in peace.

Freezing weather paralysed parts of central and southern Europe over the weekend, with Bosnia and Italy experiencing their heaviest snowfall for decades.

By JPOST.COM STAFF 02/05/2012 19:53 Hezbollah is prepared to attack should Western powers "interfere" in Syrian affairs, Lebanese official says.