Italy's major political parties, none of which won a majority in Tuesday's parliamentary elections, have started to explore ways out of their political stalemate, also seen as a grave setback for eurozone.
Jacob Lew was confirmed on Wednesday by the U.S. Senate as Treasury Secretary, as Democrats and Republicans are haggling over the looming government spending cuts.
The death toll of Egypt's Luxor balloon accident rose to 19 Tuesday afternoon after a seriously- wounded English tourist died at Luxor International Hospital, Mohamed Sultan, head of Egypt's Ambulance Authority, confirmed to Xinhua.
The shockwaves of the horse-meat scandal in some European states are felt here at the ongoing food and hospitality fair Gulfood where European meat producers say they benefit from a growing quality awareness among restaurants, retailers and consumers.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted 58-41 to confirm Chuck Hagel as the next Secretary of Defense. Hagel will be sworn in on Wednesday.The vote was basically along party lines, with four Republicans breaking rank to join the Democratic majority. Hagel needed a simple majority of over 50 votes to be confirmed.
Russia started an all-out advance Monday against smoking as President Vladimir Putin signed a law significantly restricting tobacco smokers.
The ten-day trip, which would bring him to Britain, Germany, France and Italy, as well as Syria, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, suggests that Kerry is more focused on the Europe and Middle East than his predecessor Hillary Clinton, according to experts.
The death of a Russian child adopted in the United States will be a key topic when Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets U.S. counterpart John Kerry next week, a senior diplomat said Thursday.
Syria's Foreign Ministry accused armed groups affiliated with al-Qaida network of being behind the massive explosion that killed more than 53 people earlier on Thursday, the state-media said.
Pope Benedict XVI is preparing to step down on Feb. 28, and then he'll stay in a monastery within the walls of the Vatican. Local media had said he's going to receive a pension of 2,500 euros a month. It would be enough for him, as he will not have to pay rent to live in the monastery and he will have all the expenses paid by Vatican.
Greek workers are launching on Wednesday the first general strike of 2013 to renew their protest over the government-prescribed austerity measures.
The Yemeni supreme security commission said the death toll from Tuesday's fighter jet crash has hit 10, including two children, in a residential area of the capital Sanaa, according to a statement carried by state-run Saba news agency.
Back from his weekend Florida golf getaway, U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday sounded an alarm on harms to be caused by the looming government spending cuts, but offered no concrete and long-term plan to put U.S. fiscal house in order.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday reached out to Republican lawmakers, calling to discuss comprehensive immigration reform, said the White House.
The European Union on Monday strengthened its restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, according to an official statement following an EU Foreign Affairs Council's meeting.
The French government on Monday decided to partially renew the operating licence of processing-meat firm Spanghero that was implicated in the horsemeat scandal.
Libya commemorated Sunday the second anniversary of a political upheaval that toppled former leader Muammar Qaddafi, amid fears of fresh violence and calls for demonstrations across the country.
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