Margaret Thatcher Dies: Global Reaction Pouring In For Polarizing 'Iron Lady'
Margaret Thatcher remains a divisive figure, even in death.
Disgraced Former Enron Boss Jeffrey Skilling May Get Out Of Prison Early
Under the current terms of his sentence, Skilling is scheduled to be released in February 2028.
German Politician Of Greek Descent Quits, Cites Germany’s Negative Attitude Towards His Countrymen
Giorgos Chatzimarkakis claims that German lawmakers hold negative stereotypes about Greek people.
Bulgarian Suicides: Can Prayer Save The Country’s Economic Woes?
Bulgaria is the poorest member of the European Union –- the average worker earns about €400 ($518) per month.
Is Cyprus On The Precipice Of Economic Disaster?
This small island of 1 million people, hopelessly divided between a Greek south and Turkish north, faces an unknown, perhaps dark future.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto: A Legacy Of Fragile Democracy In Pakistan 34 Years After His Execution (VIDEO)
Zulfikar founded a dynasty that could be compared with the Nehru-Gandhi clan in India and the Kennedys and The Bushes of the United States.
Pay Your Taxes Or We Will Withhold Financial Aid: UK To Pakistanis
Only about 768,000 people in Pakistan –- about 0.57 percent of the population -– paid any income tax last year.
Space Odyssey: Were The Apollo Moon Landings Faked By Film Director Stanley Kubrick? [VIDEO]
Some conspiracy theorists think American filmmaker Stanley Kubrick staged the Apollo moon landings.
King Of Wind: Italy Seizes Assets Of Clean Energy Entrepreneur Who Laundered Mafia’s Dirty Money
Nicastri allegedly had ties to senior Mafia figures, including Matteo Messina Denaro, a Sicilian mafia godfather.
Nazia Hassan’s 48th Birthday: The Legendary Pakistani Pop Singer You’ve Probably Never Heard Of (VIDEO)
Nazia Hassan is credited with single-handedly creating the pop music market in Pakistan.
Bollywood In West Africa: Nigeria’s Love For And Fascination With Indian Cinema (VIDEO)
Bollywood has long enjoyed immense popularity is the West African nation of Nigeria.
Paolo Di Canio: Can Sports And Extremist Politics Mix?
Paolo Di Canio is a self-proclaimed Fascist, but denies he's a racist.
I Was Adolf Hitler’s Food Taster: 95-Year-Old Woman Speaks Of Wartime Ordeal
"There was never meat because Hitler was a vegetarian," Wölk noted.
New Zealand’s Islands May Be Rechristened Under Old Maori Names
Once the measure is passed both the English and Maori names would be used together or individually.
Gay Sex Trap? The Strange Ordeal Of Michael Sarris, Cyprus’ Former Finance Minister, In The Turkish North
In October 2011, Sarris was arrested in Turkish-controlled Northern Cyprus for allegedly engaging in sex acts with a 17-year-old teenage boy and perhaps another man.
Caroline Kennedy As US Ambassador To Japan: Is She Qualified For Such An Important Post?
As one of the U.S. strongest allies and major trading partner, Japan looms large in Washington’s foreign policy.
Carry That Weight: Samoa Air Charges Passengers By Pounds, Not Seats
Major airlines in Europe, the U.S. and elsewhere may soon adopt a similar pay-what-you-weigh policy in light of rising fuel costs.
Is The British Government Unwittingly Helping To Finance The Pakistan Peoples’ Party Re-Election Campaign?
By 2015, Pakistan is expected to receive an annual grant of £450 million from Britain, making it the U.K.’s single largest foreign aid recipient.
Olympic Boxer Vijender Singh Accused Of Heroin Abuse: The Drug Epidemic Sweeping Across India’s Punjab
Drug abuse, including heroin, is sweeping across Punjab, India.
The S&P Has Not Finished Its Upward Drive
For the S&P 500 Index to reach its previous real-term highs, the market would have to move to around 1875, up from 1563 currently.
Cannabis At Cambridge University: Will Britain Legalize Pot?
Almost two-thirds of students at Cambridge admitted taking drugs, ranking cannabis as the most popular drug of choice.
An Appreciation of 'Breathless': The 1960 French New Wave Film That Launched The Careers Of Godard, Truffaut, Belmondo, Seberg And Changed Cinema
Jean-Luc Godard's "Breathless" was a hallmark of the New Wave in French cinema and caused an immediate sensation among 1960 audiences.
Violent Monks? Hardline Buddhist Nationalists Targeting Muslim Minorities In Sri Lanka
Over the past year, a number of mosques have been attacked, vandalized and defaced.
Doctors Who Kill: Brazilian Physician Accused Of Murdering Patients Recalls Horrors Of Britain’s Harold Shipman
De Souza would not be the first physician suspected of committing such unspeakable crimes.
Hezbollah Agent Jailed In Cyprus: Will EU Designate Shia Militants As Terror Group?
While Cyprus tries to sort out its banking crisis, the small Mediterranean island nation is also seeking to stamp out terrorists from its territory.
Israel Supplants US As World’s Largest Jewish Population Center, Passing Symbolic 6 Million Figure
A leading expert on demography claims that the world’s Jewish population is shrinking.
Malala Yousafzai Gets $3 Million Book Deal: Has A Backlash Started?
Not everyone is happy with the $3 million book deal that Malala Yousafzai has received to write her life story.
Oh, Kolkata! Metro Takes Steps To Curb Rising Tide Of Sexual Harassment Of Women
Three out of every four women in Kolkata feel unsafe in public, while one-third feel Kolkata is just as dangerous as Delhi.
Why Did Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Depart Pakistan Ahead of Elections?
PPP officials have tried to downplay the apparent rift between father and son.
Cain And Abel: Why Did David Miliband Suddenly Quit British Politics?
David, a former foreign secretary under ex-Prime Minister Gordon Brown and once slated to become the head of Labour himself.