LONDON (Reuters) – Pitching tougher rules on tax evasion to the G8 is a precarious undertaking for Prime Minister David Cameron. Britain’s own tax havens
Iran: In the end, Iran’s presidential election may be defined by who doesn’t vote. As polls opened early Friday, arguments over whether to boycott the ballot still boiled over at
BEIRUT: Activists say Syrian rebels have gained control of a key military base in the central Hama province after intense clashes with regime forces. The base is on the northern
KABUL: Six Afghan policemen were found shot at their checkpoint in the country’s south and two other policemen were missing, raising suspicions they killed their comrades, an official said Thursday. District chief Nayamatullah Samim said that the policemen’s
Alleged NSA leaker Edward Snowden claimed today to have evidence that the U.S. government has been hacking into Chinese computer networks since at least 2009 – an effort he said
WASHINGTON: Rural America is losing population for the first time ever, largely because of waning interest among baby boomers in moving to far-flung locations for retirement and recreation, according to
JOHANNESBURG: For the fifth straight day, former South African President Nelson was in a Pretoria hospital on Wednesday, being treated for a recurring lung infection. The 94-year-old icon was hospitalized
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Jiroemon Kimura, who had been recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living person, the oldest living man and the oldest man ever,
DAMASCUS, Syria: Two suicide bombers hit a central Damascus square Tuesday, killing at least 14 people, activists and the state media reported. Activists said one of the explosions took place
BAGHDAD: Insurgents attacked cities across Iraq on Monday with car bombs, suicide blasts and gun battles that killed more than 70 people in unrest that has deepened fears of a