SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - The wars from 1991 to 1999 as Yugoslavia broke up took up to 200,000 lives, turned millions into refugees and left much of the region's people traumatized and heavily armed. It was the bloodiest conflict in Eu... [Full Article]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Greek lawmakers are seeking to contain a spate of attacks by armed robbers using military assault rifles by upping the maximum sentence for such offences to life in prison. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Syrian warplanes heavily bombarded rebel targets in the suburbs of Damascus on Monday in what activists said was one of the most intense air raid campaigns around the capital since the uprising began 19 months ago. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
Syrian troops heavily shelled a suburb of the capital Tuesday, and satellite imagery showed that Syria has failed to withdraw all of its heavy weapons from populated areas as required by a cease-fire deal, an official said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
It hardly needed it, but the U.S. stock market on Wednesday got another sharp reminder of how its fortunes are inexorably tied to the European economy. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - An U.S. soldier, heavily injured by an IED (improvised explosive device), is treated at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shank in Logar province, eastern Afghanistan November 19, 2011. REUTERS/Umit Bektas (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: CONFLICT MILITAR... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A heavily medaled veteran drinks a cup of coffee after the Remembrance Sunday service in London November 13, 2011. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor (BRITAIN - Tags: CONFLICT MILITARY POLITICS)... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - Sparse tree cover stands on the once heavily forested slopes at Manantenina in extreme south-east Madagascar in 2008. The World Bank said Wednesday it was loaning an extra 52 million dollars (36 million euros) to Madagascar over three ye... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - The euro fell heavily on Monday, striking a two-month low against the dollar, as Greek debt worries resurfaced with a bang and as data pointed to slowing economic growth across the eurozone.(AFP/File/Bertrand Langlois)... [Full Article]