Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:13:18 EST Greek unions set to strike over new austerity demands Greek union members are expected to go on a daylong strike Tuesday to protest new austerity measures sought by foreign lenders as the country negotiates to keep its finances afloat.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:27:10 EST Norway shooting suspect: I deserve a medal A Norwegian court concluded Monday that Anders Behring Breivik -- the man charged with killing 77 people last July, an attack he claimed merited a medal of honor -- can legally be kept in custody until his trial starts in April, according to court documents.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:49:39 EST Eastern Europe struggles with brutal winter Eastern Europe remained in the grip of brutal cold and deep snows Tuesday, with authorities in Ukraine, the hardest-hit country, scrambling to help thousands of people whose lives are at risk due to the weather.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:38:01 EST Police revolt topples Maldives president President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives resigned Tuesday after members of the nation's police force revolted against his government.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:13:17 EST French strike expected to ground many overseas flights Air France expects to cancel nearly half its long haul flights Tuesday as a strike by aviation workers enters its second day.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:06:41 EST Cruise ship captain must remain under house arrest The Italian captain of the shipwrecked cruise liner Costa Concordia must remain under house arrest while investigators look into possible charges against him, a court in Florence, Italy, ruled Tuesday, a defense lawyer said.

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:38:52 EST U.S. working 'at every level' to resolve NGO dispute with Egypt U.S. aid to Egypt could suffer if Egypt persists in prosecuting nongovernmental organization workers, U.S. officials warned Monday.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:11:36 EST Australian town under water Australian authorities on Tuesday told more than 2,000 residents who had left a town at the mercy of record-breaking flood waters to stay away until the danger had passed.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:35:49 EST Egypt's American soccer coach Bob Bradley, an American who coaches Egypt's national soccer team, says Egypt's love for soccer is intertwined with its political revolution.

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:55:04 EST Can a nuclear Iran be deterred? Amitai Etzioni says that no one can assume that we can rely on Iranian leaders to make rational decisions.