Bomb kills Yemen general fighting al Qaeda

Security officials say general behind offensive which pushed militants out of 3 towns last week killed in suicide blast

• Jun 18, 2012

Greek voters back pro-bailout party

New Democracy party comes in first in election, could gather enough support to form coalition to keep Greece in eurozone

• Jun 17, 2012

USGS: 6.4-magnitude quake 72 miles off Japan

Quake's epicenter was 72 miles northeast of Sendai

• Jun 17, 2012

U.N. demands evacuation of civilians from Homs

Head of observers' mission says neither Syrian forces nor rebels are holding fire to allow evacuation

• Jun 17, 2012

Greek exit polls: Top 2 parties neck-and-neck

In election crucial for Greece, Europe and the world, voters appear split between parties both for and against eurozone bailout

• Jun 17, 2012

Greek election may decide future in eurozone

In most critical balloting in 40 years Greeks hit hard by debt crisis will choose between austerity and a return to the drachma

• Jun 17, 2012

Suspect in Canada armored car heist caught

Travis Baumgartner was wanted in a deadly armored car heist at a university in western Canada

• Jun 16, 2012

Greeks celebrate country's soccer win over Russia

Advancement to Euro 2012 quarterfinals has given the country's crisis-weary citizens something to cheer about

• Jun 16, 2012

Fire threatens houses south of Athens; 4 arrested

Police say the 4 were doing a welding job at a construction site when a spark hit dry grass and ignited a fire

• Jun 16, 2012

Quake jolts Manila and nearby regions

Earthquake has a preliminary magnitude of 6 and was most possibly caused by movement in the Manila Trench

• Jun 16, 2012

Greeks, Spaniards withdraw euros by the billions

In eurozone's most economically stricken countries people are taking savings out of banks as protection against growing financial storm

• Jun 16, 2012

Carlotta downgraded to tropical depression

Storm downgraded from hurricane after slamming into Mexico's resort-studded Pacific coast; 2 sisters killed in mudslide

• Jun 16, 2012

U.N. observers in Syria suspend patrols

Escalating bloodshed prompts halt to observers' activities, a sign that international peace plan is disintegrating

• Jun 16, 2012

Suu Kyi accepts Nobel Peace Prize in person

After spending two decades under house arrest, Burmese opposition leader finally gives acceptance speech for 1991 prize in Oslo

• Jun 16, 2012

Saudi Crown Prince Nayef dies

Hardline interior minister who cracked down on Al Qaeda and was next in line to succeed King Abdullah dies

• Jun 16, 2012

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