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The euro zone will not disintegrate. Instead, there is a fifty-fifty chance of a split between the financially sound countries and economically weaker ones, the Economic Outlook Group said on Friday.

Although Sen. John McCain had indicated he would support the Democratic-backed DISCLOSE Act, he is opposing the bill along with the rest of the Senate GOP.

This summer, both Greece and Europe are between a rock and a hard place. Greece faces the possible prospect of domestic coalition collapse, or ouster from the euro zone; Europe’s leaders, an elongated repayment for their loans to Greece, or a Greece default.

Though former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said she has no interest in being vice president, reports have surfaced that she is the front runner on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's ticket.

A Washington, D.C. police officer was moved to administrative duty on July 12 after he was allegedly overheard making threatening comments towards Michelle Obama, the Washington Post reported. The officer worked as a motorcycle escort for White House officials and other dignitaries.

A court ruling against circumcision in Germany's Cologne region last month has sparked indignation.

China's report Friday that its economic activity grew in the second quarter much as expected reinforced expectations that the growth rate in the world's second-biggest economy will increase later this year.

In what could be the bloodiest event of the Syrian uprising so far, a government offensive in the western Hama region resulted in the deaths of hundreds of people, most of whom were civilians, according to opposition activists.

Bruno Iksil, whose trading team were responsible for huge losses of $4.4 billion, was widely expected to leave the bank after he gained notoriety in the wake of the trading scandal.

In an anonymous letter, a former member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard has criticized Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and pointed to signs of unrest within Tehran's elite military forces.

Reported incidents of discrimination by Apple Store employees against people of Iranian descent are increasing, raising the likelihood that what appeared to be a few cases of prejudice may turn into a legal and diplomatic scandal. Further, the company's virtual non-response to the reports exposes it to being played by Tehran, which has already become involved.

A German court's ban on circumcision has drawn severe criticism from Jews, Muslims and Christians who perceive it as an infringement of religious freedom, while medical practitioners said the ban could encourage unauthorized and untrained people performing illegal circumcisions leading to health risks.

India's trade deficit narrowed as imports dipped 13 percent in June. Exports fell 5.45 percent to $25.1 billion in the month while imports declined 13.46 percent to $35.3 billion, a senior official said Friday.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) failed to reach a common ground over the territorial tensions in South China Sea, resulting from the disagreements among the members, which a member nation Indonesia slammed as utterly irresponsible.

More than 200 Syrians, mostly civilians, were massacred in a village when it was blasted by helicopters and tanks and then stormed by Assad regime militia, opposition activists said.

The U.N. human rights chief has called for an independent investigation into the police crackdown on striking oil workers in Kazakhstan last December in which at least 15 people died and over 100 were injured after police opened fire on the crowd.

Premier Oil PLC (London: PMO) has agreed to a $1 billion deal to create oil drilling in the UK-controlled Falkland Islands, but its greatest obstacle could be Argentina's government.

Events in Libya and Egypt highlight the potential benefits of United States human rights promotion -- both for the U.S. and for people across the world -- as well as the downsides of America's failure to pursue that task.

A Syrian army general who defected last week is reportedly in contact with opposition forces, France's foreign minister announced Thursday.

Namibia is sending 148 wild animals overseas to Cuba, where they will become residents of the National Zoological Park outside of Havana.

SEC filings name Romney as chief executive and chairman of Bain in 2002, three years after he says he resigned to run the Winter Olympics.

Romney's wealth is a turn off for independent voters, while smartphone users say they would likely vote for Obama if the election was held today.

London's Olympic Organizing Committee is facing public scrutiny after the U.S.-based private security firm it hired to patrol the Summer Olympics that begins in two weeks failed to acquire and train enough personnel.

July 12th is one of the most important dates on the calendar for Northern Ireland?s Protestants for it commemorates the Battle of the Boyne of 1690 in which King William III (The Protestant William of Orange) defeated the Catholic King James II.

The Taliban, and its reclusive leader, Mullah Omar, are likely to ignore Hamid Karzai?s entreaties.

According to an internal memo, HSBC revealed that it will acknowledge and apologize to a U.S. Senate hearing next week for failing to spot money laundering that could have been used to finance terrorism and organized crime.

A new base for Al Qaeda has emerged in the heart of the African Sahel, where no state army has yet been able to contest its presence.

Patriot Coal Corp.'s (NYSE: PCX) bankruptcy filing this week highlighted the diminished demand for coal in the face of cheap natural gas, but experts don't expect the fossil fuel to go away entirely.

How do we make sense of reports coming from Russia that it intends to send a large fleet of ships on maneuvers off Syria?