Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was questioned Monday by an inquiry into media ethics set up to deal with the fallout from the phone hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. media empire.
Russia's foreign minister says both sides in the Syrian conflict "had a hand" in the deaths of more than 100 civilians in the town of Houla over the weekend.
Two villages in the Holy Land's tiny Christian community are teaching Aramaic in an ambitious effort to revive the language that Jesus spoke, centuries after it all but disappeared from the Middle East.
Concern over the bailout plans for troubled Spanish lender Bankia and the country's ability to finance itself sent the nationalized bank's share price plummeting and Spain's borrowing costs soaring Monday.
ARUSHA, Tanzania (Reuters) - Africa's economy will expand 4.5 percent this year before accelerating to 4.8 percent in 2013, the African Development Bank said on Monday though it warned the festering euro zone crisis may hurt demand for African exports. AfDB said Africa's economy grew 3.4 percent in 2011, with North Africa's economic output expanding 0.5 percent and sub-Saharan Africa growing more than 5 percent. "The economic outlook for Africa remains optimistic. ...
Nepal's president voiced concern on Monday as the country faced a six-month power vacuum and fresh elections after parliament missed a midnight deadline to agree a new constitution.
LONDON (Reuters) - European stocks rose for a third straight session on Monday and the euro edged up, as Greek polls showed growing support for pro-bailout parties, yet Spain's debt yields hit a record high as the government worked on plan to fund troubled lender Bankia. Global share markets, commodities and the euro were all recovering from sharp falls last week, when investors fled to the safety of the U.S. dollar on mounting concerns about Greece, Spain's banking sector, and a lack of immediate policy responses from European leaders. "Anything that allays fears over Greece is a positive. ...
Tropical Storm Beryl hit the southeastern US coast at near-hurricane strength early Monday, toppling trees and downing power lines as it cast a shadow over the first big beach weekend of the summer.