Germany remains skeptical that anything positive will be accomplished in Greece anytime soon.
Iran has been suspected of developing nuclear weapons, and the world powers in the Russian capital will spend two days trying to get Tehran to stop the enrichment and storage of uranium to 20 percent and open a secret military facility to United Nations inspectors.
The Socialists and their cohorts now control 315 seats in the 577-seat Assembly -- marking the first time in 30 years that Socialists have enjoyed such dominance in the French government.
Futures on the major U.S. indices point to a mixed opening Monday as concerns about the euro zone debt crisis undermined the initial optimism following the Greek elections in which pro-bailout parties won the majority.
Asian markets rose Monday as investors were relieved after the pro-bailout parties won Sunday's elections in Greece.
India despite its slowing economic growth is poised to emerge as the top sixth wealth market in the world, according to Datamonitor's 2012 global wealth market report.
Leaders of the center-right New Democracy party and the left Syriza party -- Antonis Samaras and Alexis Tsipras, respectively -- agree on one thing: The former party won, and the latter party lost Greece's snap parliamentary elections on Sunday.
Watch highlights of Germany's victory over Denmark at Euro 2012.
The 24 Hours of Le Mans 2012 completed on Sunday was both familiar and unprecedented. It saw the 29th victory for a German carmaker (11th for Audi), 40th victory for a French driver, 27th victory for a German driver, and 21st victory for tire maker Michelin.
Watch highlights and read a full account of Portugal's victory over the Netherlands.
The pro-bailout New Democracy Party and the anti-bailout far-left Syriza party are expected to finish in a dead heat.
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Watch live coverage as Portugal take on the Netherlands in Kharkiv, plus a full preview, team news and prediction.
While the Socialists are guaranteed to win, there is much concern over how well the extreme right-wing, anti-immigration National Front (FN) of Marine Le Pen will do
The conservative New Democracy party and the far-left Syriza present a stark choice for a beleaguered Greek public:
With French President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party appearing likely to cement its hold on the country's government in elections on Sunday, the Journal du Dimanche has reported that France wants the European Union to agree on growth-boosting measures worth ?120 billion ($151 billion) this year.
U.S. tightrope walker Nik Wallenda has made it across Niagara Falls walking on nothing but a thin wire, the AFP reported. Cheered on by throngs of spectators, the skilled performer fulfilled his childhood dream on June 15.
Watch live coverage of Russia's crucial Group A meeting with Greece, plus a full preview, team news and prediction.
The announcement by the city authorities in Mumbai, the financial capital of India, last month that license would be needed for consuming alcohol have raised many eyebrows.
A euro-area breakup might appear to be inevitable at this point. But, instead of Greece being pushed out the door, analysts say an outside-the-box solution to the euro zone's sovereign-debt problem would be for Germany to voluntarily withdraw from the euro and reinstall the Deutsche mark.
Ahead of what is likely to be a week full of drama, stomach-churning market action, and violence in the streets of Athens, a German documentary is making the rounds online outlining the severe socioeconomic dysfunction that led Greece to its current state of affairs.
Markets are fretting over the outcome of Sunday's Greek vote -- with the anti-bailout Syriza party polling neck and neck with rival New Democracy -- and policymakers seem spellbound by the prospect of a breakup of the euro zone.