The far-right National Front won its first ever seats in France's upper house of parliament on Sunday, as President Francois Hollande's Socialist party lost its Senate majority.
Afghanistan inaugurates its first new president in a decade on Monday, swearing in technocrat Ashraf Ghani to head a power-sharing government just as the withdrawal of most foreign troops presents a crucial test.
The European Commission will accuse Apple Inc of benefiting from illicit state aid inIreland, based on preliminary findings of an investigation into tax deals, the Financial Times reported citing people familiar with the matter.
British finance minister George Osborne will announce on Monday that he will scrap a tax on inherited pension savings as he lays out the Conservative Party's pitch to win the next election on the back of its economic policies.
Results of cancer drug paired with Immune-boosting drug unclear A Swiss pharmaceutical company presented a clinical study of patients with solid tumors who were given a combination treatment of the company's best-selling cancer drug with an experimental immune-booster, but experts say the results are unclear.
Indian PM receives warm welcome, after previously being barred from U.S. The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, who was once unwelcome in the U. S.
A doctor exposed to Ebola in Sierra Leone will be transferred to America and observed at the National Institutes of Health hospital in Maryland, according to the agency Saturday
Catalan president signs referendum to allow Nov. 9 independence vote President Artur Mas, of the autonomous Spanish region of Catalonia, has signed a referendum on independence that will be open for voting on Nov.
Air strikes hit IS-controlled makeshift refineries in Syria Makeshift oil refineries in Syria, set up by the Islamic State, were hit during U. S. -led airstrikes Sunday, Reuters reported.
Sierra Nevada Corp (SNC) said it had filed a legal challenge to NASA's award of contracts totaling $6.8 billion to Boeing and SpaceX to build commercially owned and operated "space taxis" to fly astronauts to the International Space Station.
Austria's youthful foreign minister began his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday by acknowledging his place in the world and offering something rarely seen during the annual meeting of world leaders.
U.S. cleaning products maker Clorox Co said the Venezuelan government's takeover of two of its plants after the company pulled out of the country raised "grave concerns" about the safety of workers and surrounding communities.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday he wants to hold bilateral talks with neighboring Pakistan "without a shadow of terrorism," a day after Pakistan's prime minister expressed frustration with stalled talks over Kashmir.
More than 500 Japanese military and police set out on Sunday to search the peak of a volcano popular with hikers a day after its sudden eruption trapped hundreds on the mountain for hours, amid conflicting reports about missing and injured climbers.
Facing rumors that he could face pressure to quit, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzihit back on Sunday against criticism from business leaders and dared his opponents to challenge him in parliament.
Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas to disperse pro-democracy protests on Sunday and baton-charged a crowd blocking a key road in the government district in defiance of official warnings against illegal demonstrations.
When a little-known group of Algerian militants beheaded a French tourist last week, they were not only lashing out at the West, but also staking an unmistakable claim in the shifting ground of jihadist power politics.
The next 10 days could make or break a plan to reshape the European Unionunder new management in an attempt to revive the economy and regain trust among its half-billion people.
Adidas needs world-class designers, brand experts and technical whizzkids to improve its image against U.S. rival Nike , but persuading them to move to its headquarters in rural Germany is difficult.
