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Greece missed the Monday mid-day deadline to respond to the European Union and International Monetary Fund over the terms of the latest bailout package.

Minutes after his taller Syracuse (23-1) team had manhandled the shorter, thinner, and much less experienced St. John?s Red Storm (10-13) 95?70 at Madison Square Garden, [...]

Mexico?s governing party on Sunday chose its first female presidential candidate, selecting former Congresswoman Josefina Vazquez Mota.

The veto by China and Russia of the United Nations Security Council resolution to intervene in Syria, where the leader, Bashar al-Assad, is killing protesting civilians, was [...]

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has ceded power on Monday following a series of protests against austerity measures the country recently introduced.

Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador has been found guilty of ingesting the banned substance clenbuterol and suspended from competition for two years by The Court [...]

Syrian activists said on Monday that security forces have fired missiles, mortars, and artillery shells at neighborhoods in Homs.

The mating call of a bushcricket from the Mid-Jurassic Period has been recreated by an international team of scientists.

In only six days, the Brazilian city of Salvador reported 83 homicides during a crime wave prompted by a police strike.

An earthquake in the southern Philippines killed more than a dozen people, according to reports on Monday. The magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck near Negros island, causing landslides and destroyed homes in the region, reported Reuters. At least 240 aftershocks were reported [...]

An exhibition of photographs taken by refugees was held in Bangkok recently by a Jesuit NGO concerned with human rights.

Food safety in China is so suspect that elite athletes across the country have been told not to eat pork--in case they are accused of using performance enhancing drugs. And [...]

Dublin: Public concerns have been raised after a special EU summit last week. The summit included proposed tougher measures to curb government spending; the backlash from the public has forced the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) to speak out. He has tried [...]

The Epoch Times College Basketball Power Rankings.

If the surging stock market is any indication, the U.S. economy has officially left the doldrums of the last recession.

Same script, new game. The New York Giants are Super Bowl champions for the second time in five seasons, and fourth time overall, as quarterback Eli Manning orchestrated yet [...]

Veteran starter Brad Penny, who has spent 12 years in the major leagues, will spend 2012 in Japan's Pacific League, according to a report by the Associated Press on mlb.com.

The Duke Blue Devils (19-4) fell to the Miami Hurricanes (14-7) 69?68 in overtime Sunday at Cameron Indoor Stadium for their second loss in three games at home.

The G-Men are Super Bowl champions for the fourth time after beating the New England Patriots 21?17 at Lucas Oil Stadium in another thriller reminiscent of their classic [...]

In its ongoing effort to provide funding for cleaner coastal areas, the EPA announced last week that it was pledging millions in funding to help with further cleanup of [...]

The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday released its much-anticipated monthly report on the state of American unemployment, which indicated relatively robust growth in the [...]

When Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born on April 21, 1926, nobody expected she would one day be queen.

What talks began on Feb. 6, 1989, that ultimately lead to the fall of the Iron Curtain?

The Year of the Dragon roared down the streets of Flushing on Saturday, with a parade to celebrate the most auspicious of animals in the Chinese zodiac.

Culminating in the New York Giants narrow win over the New England Patriots, 21-17, New Yorkers enjoyed Super Bowl Sunday around the city, in homes, taverns, pubs, and restaurants.

As the China-built, Cuba-operated Scarabeo 9 water oil rig has started drilling for oil off the coast of Cuba, experts based in two Florida universities and others are [...]

Chinese consumers have evolved into the most powerful consumer group of luxury goods on foreign soils.

Mitt Romney consolidated his hold in the GOP race, winning the Nevada caucuses with a solid lead on Saturday.

A 70,000-plus-square-foot nursing home could be sold for $12million?14 million by the end of the month unless it?s declared a landmark.

Protests over the military?s handling of last week?s deadly soccer riot continued into a fourth day in Egypt, with demonstrators and riot police squaring off against one [...]

Britain?s Prince William arrived for his first mission as a search-and-rescue pilot with the Royal Air Force over the Falkland Islands on Saturday, according to media in the U.K.

The U.S. Navy on Saturday discharged eight sailors over a hazing incident on board an amphibious assault ship that was captured on video, according to media reports.

Police on Saturday removed Occupy Washington D.C. protesters from their site to enforce a no camping rule, according to media reports.

Apollo Theater Celebrates Black History

Events held around the city are celebrating Black History Month, including events this week.

As spring and summer approach, a series of community planning workshops will be held in the coming months, to decide where bike share stations should be placed in different [...]

INDIANAPOLIS?Super Bowl XLVI?s second half kicked off with the New England Patriots getting the ball after having deferring at the start of the game. With the momentum of a strong finish to the first half, the Patriots offensive surge continued. [...]

?I was really a fan of the traditional mountain dancing. That piece I thought was very beautiful.?

Shen Yun Performing Arts weaved its unique kind of magic at the final 2012 Vancouver performance at Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Sunday afternoon, where an enthusiastic packed [...]

DFAT also says that all workers on site are Chinese citizens, who have been granted diplomatic visas to work on the project.

The New England Patriots took a 10?9 over the New York Giants lead into the locker room at halftime in Super Bowl XLVI.

The New York Giants ended the first quarter of Super Bowl XLVI with a 9?0 over the New England Patriots.

The Appellate Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) confirmed this week the findings made by a Panel in July 2011, that China's export restrictions on several industrial [...]

A recent decision by the highest United Nations court to uphold Germany?s immunity from being sued in Italian courts for war crimes committed by Nazis during World War II [...]

A car bombing just outside of police headquarters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar killed at least nine people on Sunday.

In a bid to bridge the shortage of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) staff required to fill the positions currently vacant in this sector, the government has [...]

In a serious climbdown for the Government, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr Phil Hogan TD, announced on Tuesday that he has established a [...]

The Minister for Public & Commuter Transport, Mr Alan Kelly TD, published the Government?s report into the future of the taxi sector on Tuesday. The report contains over 40 [...]

With Spring now on the way, if gardeners have not started to prune their hedges they should start from February onward.

Newman?s of Ashbourne have run garages in Ashbourne since 1929. The current owner of Newman?s Garage, John Newman, said: ?My Grandfather opened the first garage run by [...]