Reuters

Alexis Tsipras, the 40-year-old former student Communist, is acting like a prime minister in waiting.

Up to 90 percent of the decrease in potential food production seems linked to smog, made up of black carbon and other pollutants, the study said.

Privacy groups and some British lawmakers have accused GCHQ of widespread illegal monitoring of electronic communications.

Sprint Corp (S.N) announced it will fire 2,000 employees and it cut its 2014 adjusted earnings forecast as the company attempts to reduce costs and turn around several quarters of losses

A former top banker who headed global wealth management at UBS AG (UBSN.VX) (UBS.N) was found not guilty on Monday on U.S. charges of conspiring with wealthy Americans to hide $20 billion in secret offshore accounts.

Tuesday's congressional elections are likely to bring humbling losses to the Democratic party.

The bank also said it had been summoned to appear before French magistrates over its Swiss private bank’s operations.

Publicis CEO Maurice Levy is betting that Sapient's strong performance in North America will help Publicis get back on its feet.

U.S. student loan balances have quadrupled since 2004 to $1.1 trillion, prompting fears it could crimp consumer spending.

A poll by YouGov, for The Sunday Times newspaper, showed that 73 percent of voters thought Miliband, 44, was doing badly.

The frequency of Chinese visits to Colombo harbor has become a concern for New Delhi, Indian officials have told Reuters.

A mining electrician-turned-rebel leader, Alexander Zakharchenko, won over 81 percent of the vote, according to the rebels' exit polls.

"The vote is illegal and illegitimate, and the European Union will not recognize it," Mogherini said.

At least 230 people have been killed since the army began waging an offensive against Islamist groups in the eastern city.

Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta leads in the first round of presidential elections in a field of 14 candidates.

A passport case before the U.S. Supreme Court and centered on a 12-year-old child could have implications for American foreign policy.

The U.S. military says it has carried out 10 airstrikes since Friday against Islamic State group militants, five in Syria and five in Iraq.

The United Nations Health Worker was flown from Sierra Leone to France to receive treatment for the Ebola virus, according to French authorities.

Diplomats say Qatar's reticence to join the campaign against ISIS shows it is careful to preserve its influence with regional Islamist groups.

Patrice Vincent, 53, was killed Oct. 20 near Montreal when a man ran over with a car, in what Canada's government called a terror attack.

Narendra Modi said on Sunday he was committed to bring back funds illegally deposited in banks outside the country to avoid tax.

The arrested man is a British national who works for Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the Asian financial hub.

With long-standing foreign policy disagreements, the U.S. and China have some common ground on the fight against the Islamic State.

A power struggle within the armed forces was resolved by sidelining the chief of staff.

Islamic State allegedly has executed a total of more than 300 tribe members in the past few days.

An officer in Burkina Faso's presidential guard claimed power on Saturday, after a general loyal to the deposed president has claimed leadership.

According to the Washington Post, DoJ investigators believe they do not have a strong enough case against Darren Wilson to charge him.

Shaylee Chuckulnaskit had been receiving medical care since being shot with two other girls in there high school last Friday.