WORLD

Greece, tiny Mediterranean nation plagued by debt problems, still bears watching by U.S. investors/readers. The reason? Bond vigilantes who have driven up Greece's interest rates could do the same in the United States, if Washington doesn't eliminate its budget deficit.

Sex slaves are OK in Islam, according to a former candidate for the Kuwaiti parliament, who is advocating for the legalization of sex slavery.

The United States could sell the government of Egypt 125 M1A1 Abrams tank kits.

The shocking closing of the News of the World – the most popular newspaper in Britain – in the wake of a phone hacking scandal has prompted fury and outrage among 200 employees who will soon lose their jobs.

June's dismal employment figures weigh heavily against President Barack Obama's bid for re-election, if history is any guide.

When people hear about tabloid journalism they think of stories filled with sensationalism and gossips. That's normal for celebrities or others used to the glitterati lifestyle, but not for an unknown teenager, Milly Dowler, 13, whose voicemail was allegedly hacked by journalists at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World.

Rebekah Brooks, the embattled CEO of News International, said she will not resign from her post in defiance of massive pressure on her from many quarters, in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal that led to the demise of her tabloid, the News of the World (NOTW).

Minutes after learning of an uptick in unemployment in the month of June, Michelle Bachmann quickly wasted no time in using the report as a barometer on Obama's economic policies.

Garrido was sentenced to 431 years in jail and his wife, Nancy was sentenced for 36 to life as reported by the Sunday Times of London. A local radio station spoke to Garrido from his jail cell and reported that hopes people will acknowledge what a wonderful warm-hearted story the last 18 years have been.

It’s the end of The World, and Andy Coulson will soon be joined in purgatory by other former Murdoch employees.

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In a Rose Garden statement, President Barack Obama Friday said the poor June jobs report was primarily due to the debate in Washington, which has been dominated by issues of debt limit.

Whereas Casey Anthony’s guilt remains debatable (most people seem to believe she killed her child), there is no doubt that life in India for infant girls (as well as fetuses) involves extremely high risk.

Economists said in consensus America's June jobs numbers would be six times higher than they were. They are idiots.

Police in Britain suspect that the former editors of the News of the World deleted millions of e-mails in connection with the phone-hacking scandal that has engulfed the newspaper and led to its demise.

On Saturday, South Sudan will become the world's newest nation. But to make sure the festivities are peaceful, the U.N. has sent 8,000 peacekeepers into the African country.

An unprecedented wave of violence has killed almost 90 people in the teeming city of Karachi, the capitol of Pakistan, in the past three days.

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday called for a new investigation into the News of the World and tighter regulations of the press after police arrested his former communications director.

Rupert Murdoch is putting a stop to the bleeding by closing the disgraced News of the World, Britain's best-selling Sunday newspaper.

A former aide to Prime Minister David Cameron who was also an editor at News of the World is the sixth person arrested in the Murdoch UK tabloid scandal.

The June jobs report came in far worse than expected, raising fears about the health of the economy and the sustainability of any recovery.

Suddenly, momentum is building in the nation's capitol toward what could be an historic deficit reduction package -- a grand deal deal of $4 trillion or more in cuts -- including changes to entitlement programs, cuts in defense spending, and selected tax increases via ending tax loopholes.

At 8:55 a.m. Friday, NASA updated its STS-135 Atlantis Launch Blog, saying the ground launch sequencer has been activated. For now, it is monitoring critical commands and systems, but once the countdown reaches T-9 minutes and counting, the program will take over all of the vehicle's critical functions. The boarding process should take a little more than an hour and the hatch will be closed for flight at about 9:21 a.m., according to NASA.

The founder of Pakistan's nuclear program claims that North Korea had paid top Pakistani military officials more than $3 million in exchange for nuclear technology in the 1990s.

Finding information about the state of Alabama and its state agencies has just become better than ever with the newly-launched redesign of Alabama.gov, the state's official website.

In the event of Casey Anthony's acquittal from the murder charges of 2-year-old Calyee, a look back at Casey Anthony's jailhouse letters show that Casey Antony might be planning for more children after her release from jail on July 17.

Paris prosecutor's office said on Friday it had opened a preliminary inquiry into a complaint filed by French writer Tristane Banon

The group's main objective is to fight for internet freedom and civil rights

Jiang Zemin, the former President of China, is alive the reports on his death are pure rumours, China's state-run news agency Xinhua said, Thursday.