PARIS (AP) - For a French president who came to power on a promise of "irreproachability," naming a lying tax-dodger to be his chief tax collector was probably not the best move. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - President Bashar Assad vowed Friday to "wipe out" Muslim extremists in Syria, blaming them for a suicide bombing at a mosque that killed dozens of people, including a top cleric who supported the embattled regime in t... [Full Article]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - The Syrian president vowed on Friday to rid the country of Muslim extremists whom he blamed for a suicide blast the previous evening that killed dozens of people, including a top Sunni preacher who was a staunch supporter of Ba... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's president has vowed to rid the country of Muslim extremists whom he blamed for a suicide bombing that killed 42 people, including a top Sunni preacher. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BEIJING (AP) - Facing public outrage over smog-choked cities and filthy rivers, China's leaders are promising to clean up the country's neglected environment - a pledge that sets up a clash with political pressures to keep economic growth s... [Full Article]
TOKYO (AP) - Monday's two-year anniversary of Japan's devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe is highlighting the country's continuing struggle to clean up radiation, rebuild lost communities and determine new energy an... [Full Article]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai is calling on his own security forces to clean up their act and end incidents of torture and abuse of the Afghan people. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
CHELYABINSK, Russia (Reuters) - Thousands of Russian emergency workers went out on Saturday to clear up the damage from a meteor that exploded over the Ural mountains, damaging buildings, shattering windows and showering people with broken glass. Div... [Full Article]
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Military personnel headed to flood-ravaged northeast Australia on Wednesday to help clean up the sludgy aftermath of floods that damaged thousands of homes and businesses and left some communities short of power, food and w... [Full Article]
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) - Military personnel headed to flood-ravaged northeast Australia on Wednesday to help clean up the sludgy aftermath of floods that damaged thousands of homes and businesses and left some communities short of power, food and w... [Full Article]