WORLD

Dmitry Medvedev sat down with Financial Times for an extensive interview. What was he asked immediately? Not surprisingly, his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, arguably the most intriguing one in the modern political world.

Rainfall expected to boost China's agricultural production have instead caused widespread flooding, increased food prices and caused death in the East and South of the People's Republic.

Texas Rep. Ron Paul won the presidential straw poll at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans Saturday, beating out his rivals for the GOP nomination.

Greece is selling state-owned businesses to raise cash as part of IMF-required austerity measures.

The euro currency in its current form will doomed and the euro zone will collapse, warned former UK foreign secretary and current Labour MP Jack Straw.

Casey Anthony trial Judge Belvin Perry said tactics employed by lawyers on both sides could force him to exclude some witnesses, a move that would open the door to a mistrial.

In a reflection of how the British workforce’s skills might not match up with the requirements of available work, May figures from the Department and Work and Pensions (DWP) indicated that 10,000 jobs remained unfilled over the past three months or more at Jobcentre Plus, despite a rise in the number of people filing for unemployment insurance benefits.

A U.S.-flagged boat is planning to break the blockade enforced around Gaza by the Israeli navy.

British students are expected to walk out en masse later this month in solidarity with their teachers who are planning a nationwide strike to protest against the government’s pension reform plans.

Republicans are showing an increased willingness to consider eliminating tax breaks as a weapon to reduce the deficit

Syrian President Bashir al-Assad gave a televised speech to his people, for the first time acknowledging protestors' demands.

Eleven corporations based in the United Kingdom, Iran, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates have been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury on charges they evaded U.S. economic sanctions against Iran by tricking Manhattan banks, Cyrus Vance Jr., the Manhattan District Attorney said this morning.

The Supreme Court today rejected a class action lawsuit alleging systematic discrimination against women in Wal-Mart's hiring and promotion practices, potentially reshaping standards for class action lawsuits.

Today Tunis held a trial-in-absentia for Ben Ali, still exiled in Saudi Arabia.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) attributed the wildfires raging across Arizona to illegal immigrants.

At least 20 people have been killed in Venezuela's El Rodeo Prison since a June 12 uprising began.

FIFA Vice President Jack Warner stepped down from his post ending his near 30-year association with soccer's governing body on Monday. He announced his decision to resign from all his posts in the sport before the inquiry into bribery allegations against him reached a conclusion.

Saudi women activists, bloggers and academicians on Monday dashed off a letter to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday seeking her support for their 'right to drive' in the country.

The Tornado devastated state of Tennessee has received about 1,000 tons of low-level radioactive waste from Germany for incineration putting Nebraska under serious radiation threat, says the local environmental council.

Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak may have cancer, but who can be sure?

Company executives reaping increasingly larger salaries has been a central factor in the expanding gulf between rich and poor, a Washington Post analysis found.

The British Foreign Secretary William Hague has issued an ultimatum on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: make democratic reforms or step down from power.

An eight-year-old girl child was kidnapped by Islamist militants and forced to wear a suicide vest to attack security forces, police said on Monday.

A look at the schedule of the First Lady's good-will tour to southern Africa.

The First Lady is landing in South Africa Monday to start a week-long good-will tour.

Turkey is continuing to pressure its neighbor and ally Syria to implement more democratic reforms, suggesting growing impatience in Ankara over the intransigence of President Bashar al-Assad.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Lindsey Graham sharply questioned a broadening push, including by Republican presidential hopefuls, to more rapidly withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan.

Greece should be allowed to default on its debts, go bankrupt and exit the euro, said Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, amidst growing weariness in Europe over Greece’s continuing financial woes.

To protest against public-sector budget cuts, a 24 hour labor strike will occur on June 30 across Great Britain.