A conspicuous show of support has been made for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Around 140,000 people attended a rally on Saturday in which placards were raised announcing Putin as a man...

Leaders of the Roman Catholic church in Rome are gathering to attend a conference on sexual abuse of minors within the Church.

They will attend a prayer service for victims of sexual abuse and...

Russian scientists are looking forward to have a man on the moon by 2020, as it launches a new campaign to select a new team of cosmonauts to train for the special task, according to reports.

The...

Russia and China have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down in the wake of his government's deadly crackdown on protestors.

Thirteen of...

Iran will stop its oil exports to Europe, Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi said Saturday.

The development comes after the European Union endorsed the measures adopted by the foreign ministers of the...

MUNICH (AP) -- Arab and Turkish officials slammed talk of a military strike against Iran, saying Sunday it would be a disaster for the region and calling for renewed negotiations, while also urging...

A passenger in silhouette watches an Air France aircraft at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport September 25, 2002 in Roissy, France. (Pascal Le Segretain, Getty...

Juventus remain a point clear in Serie despite a 0-0 draw with AC Siena, closest rivals AC Milan also failing to find the net as Zlatan Ibrahimovic saw red in their meeting with SSC...

Bayer 04 Leverkusen's Sidney Sam will miss his side's UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie with FC Barcelona after suffering a thigh injury against VfB Stuttgart on...

Arnaldo Pereira spoke of his emotion after recovering from injury to score on his 150th cap as Portugal clinched Group D with a 2-1 win against a not-downhearted Serbia...

Tomas Berdych won his seventh career title by defeating defending champion Gael Monfils 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the Open Sud de France final on Sunday. The top-seeded Czech broke for a 5-3 lead in the...

Thousands of passengers have been stranded after heavy snow and forecasts of freezing fog forced London Heathrow Airport to cancel 50 per cent of its scheduled...

Britain has sought to play down military moves around the Falkland Islands, as the foreign minister refused to comment on reports it has moved a nuclear submarine to the tense South...

Current champion chaser Sizing Europe defeated former champion Big Zeb in the Boylesports.com Tied Cottage Chase at Punchestown. The Henry de Bromhead-trained 10-year-old dismissed Colm...

London, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) The British government tried to play down the sending of a nuclear submarine to the Falkland Islands, amid growing tensions with Argentina over the sovereignty of the...

An Internet hit is becoming the anthem for Russian protesters as they march against Vladimir Putin's rule. In the few days since it was posted, more than 1 million people have watched the...

MONTPELLIER, France - Tomas Berdych won his seventh career title Sunday, beating defending champion Gael Monfils 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 in the Open Sud de France...

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos held an emergency meeting with political allies yesterday after hours of "superhuman" negotiations with EU-IMF bailout auditors failed to produce a...

Gazprom said Saturday it could not pump additional gas to Western Europe amid a cold snap, after EU officials and energy firms said the Russian giant's deliveries had dropped in several...

Russia and China's veto of a UN Security Council resolution on Syria was a travesty, the United States said on Saturday, saying it would work with other nations to support democratic change in...

Bitterly cold weather sweeping across Europe claimed nearly 300 victims yesterday and brought widespread disruption to transport services, with warnings the chilling temperatures would remain into...

Britain sought yesterday to play down military moves around the Falkland Islands, as the foreign minister refused to comment on reports it has moved a nuclear submarine to the tense South...

The unusual cold weather in eastern Europe has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of vulnerable people living in areas unprepared for the freezing conditions. Extreme weather events have been...

Syria's Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) Bashar Jaafari (C) speaks with China's Ambassador Li Baodong (L) as they arrive at the U.N. Security Council to discuss a European-Arab draft...

Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s largest crude exporter, raised differentials used in determining its official selling prices for all grades to customers in Northwest...

Wen Jiabao said a stable Europe was key to stability at home, in comments published Sunday, at the end of a week that saw Germany's chancellor visit Beijing. "Firstly, our biggest export...

Several dozens of Syrian protesters stormed the Russian embassy in Libyan capital of Tripoli on Sunday, a day after Russia and China had blocked the UN resolution on Syrian crisis, RIA Novosti...

CHAMONIX, France (AP) -- Romed Baumann held off a strong challenge from Frenchman Alexis Pinturault to win Sunday's World Cup super-combined race for his second career victory. Baumann led...

Arab League suspends Syria mission BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS - Western and Arab countries responded with outrage on Sunday after Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have...

Lebanese and Syrian protesters burn a Chinese and Russian flag in front of the Russian embassy in Beirut Feb. 5, 2012, during a demonstration against the vetoing by Russia and China of a UN...

Feb. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Spain’s new government gave banks an extra year to recognize losses if they agree to merge, as it tries to overhaul the financial industry crippled by the collapse of the...

Dmitry Rogozin made the vow in a Twitter message after NATO Secretary General Anders Fog Rasmussen was quoted as saying the alliance would continue its program to establish a shield around Western...

Sizing Europe is hot favourite to win a second straight Queen Mother Champion Chase at Cheltenham after a 15-length defeat of Big Zeb at Punchestown. The 10-year-old, trained by Henry de...

BRUSSELS -- The European Union's data protection authorities have asked Google to delay the rollout of its new privacy policy until they have verified that it doesn't break the bloc's...

BERLIN (AP) -- A German reporter says he was beaten by guards during his nearly five months of imprisonment in Iran and that he heard constant, "horrible cries" of other inmates being...

Coming through: Italy's Luke McLean (center) attempts to get past France's William Servat (right) and Francois Trinh-Duc during their Six Nations match on Sunday in Saint Denis, France....

More deaths have been reported from the cold snap across Europe, which has already claimed more than 200 lives. Ukraine continues to be hardest hit, with another nine deaths overnight. Officials say...

Bob Diamond is to receive a bonus of up to 3 million ($4.7 million, 3.6 million euros) for his work in 2011, reports said on Sunday. Britain's Sunday Times newspaper said the head of the British...

BRUSSELS: Euro zone finance ministers told Greece it could not go ahead with an agreed deal to restructure privately held debt until it guaranteed to implement reforms to secure a second financing...

Hillary Clinton Sofia (dpa) – US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday criticized Russia and China over their decision to block a UN resolution condemning the violence in Syria....

The most popular protest song in Moscow today comes from burly men in blue berets, unlikely heroes of a peaceful middle-class movement challenging the strongman rule of Vladimir...