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Portugal, Ireland and Greece all were forced to accept a rescue package once their national bonds reached that emergency yield.

The Republican members of the Congressional budget deficit super committee offered a mixed bag of reduced deductions and tax cuts in an effort to jumpstart discussions to close at least a $1.2 trillion hole in the national deficit. But the plan was dismissed by Democrats as minimal in concessions.

Israel will be closely watching its most powerful ally's presidential race with great concentration, trying to figure out which American candidate will have its best interests in mind.

Fifty-eight percent of Mississippi voters rejected the so-called Personhood Amendment on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's pledge to resign after implementing economic reforms did nothing on Wednesday to staunch a perilous collapse in market confidence in Italy.

Negotiations between outgoing Prime Minister George Papandreou and opposition leaders, notably Antonis Samaras, have dragged on into the third day.

The Greek nation has had a vastly different history and trajectory from the dominant countries of Western Europe.

The State Department is considering rerouting TransCanada Corp.'s proposed $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline to avoid ecologically sensitive areas of Nebraska, a U.S. official said on Tuesday.

Italian borrowing costs reached breaking point on Wednesday after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's promise to resign failed to raise optimism about the country's ability to deliver on long-promised economic reforms.

New details have emerged in the missing baby Lisa Irwin's case, but authorities are being careful about the details.

Italian borrowing costs reached the breaking point Wednesday after Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's promise to resign failed to raise optimism about the country's ability to deliver on long-promised economic reforms.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that federal government employees make considerably less than private sector workers in the same position.

Amanda Knox seems to have returned to her normal life in Seattle after being released from an Italian prison where she had spent four years.

Greek political leaders were scrambling Wednesday to agree on new prime minister to lead the country back from the brink of bankruptcy, after a plan to name a former European Central Bank official appeared to fall apart.

Political changes at the top of two of the euro zone's most troublesome economies boosted world stocks on Wednesday as investors bet that new brooms may help ease the currency bloc's debt crisis.

Sonia Gandhi, India's most powerful politician, has cancelled what would have been her first public address since undergoing surgery for an undisclosed illness.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi pledged to step down after Parliament approves austerity measures.

A powerful Republican state Senate leader who championed Arizona's controversial crackdown on illegal immigrants appeared headed for early removal from office in a historic recall election, returns showed Tuesday night.

Former U.S. President George W Bush says he doesn't like watching Hollywood movies.

Pakistan is on a clandestine mission of hiding its nuclear arsenal from the Pentagon and is transporting weapons of mass destruction in low-security vans on roads used by civilians, The Atlantic and National Journal report, quoting unnamed U.S. officials.

Ohio voters Tuesday rejected the federal health care law and chose to preserve the freedom to choose their health coverage.

Karen Kraushaar, a federal government civil servant has been identified as one of the women who received a cash settlement after accusing Herman Cain of sexual harassment.

A powerful Republican state Senate leader who spearheaded Arizona's controversial crackdown on illegal immigrants appeared headed for defeat Tuesday night in a historic recall election, early returns showed.

Mississippi voters rejected a ballot initiative Tuesday to declare that a human life begins at conception. The measure would have effectively banned abortions in the state and legally challenged abortion rights nationwide as it conflicts with the Supreme Court 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortions.

French President Sarkozy was overheard telling President Obama that Prime Minister Netanyahu is a liar after a G20 summit press conference.

Mitt Romney is earning the ire of Democrats due to his opposition of the auto industry bailouts ahead of the GOP debate in Michigan on Wednesday.

Ohio's labor law, known as Issue 2, which would have limited the collective bargaining power of 350,000 unionized public workers, was soundly rejected by voters Tuesday in a defeat for Republican Gov. John Kasich.

Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain has come under fired this week for sexual harassment allegations from five different women. Despite their allegations, Cain continues to deny his involvement in these scandals, even claiming he doesn't recognize one of the female accusers. When it comes to political sex scandals however, Cain is not alone. Sex scandals are far from the rarity in Washington, but more often than not, an accusation is quickly followed by an admission of truth...