TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee says that modesty and diligence have been the keys to his success in penetrating the foreign cultures that have framed the backgrounds for many of his most notable films. (Source: Associate... [Full Article]
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed a Sunni cleric and five worshippers when they left a mosque in Bagdhad after Friday prayers, police and medics said, as regional sectarian violence threatens to return Iraq to all-out conflict. Iraq has beco... [Full Article]
ROME (AP) - Two Italian paramilitary policemen were shot and wounded Sunday in a crowded square outside the premier's office in Rome as Italy's new leader was being sworn in elsewhere in the city. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
ROME (AP) - Reports say two paramilitary police officers were shot and wounded outside the Italian premier's office as the new leader was sworn in about a kilometer (half-mile) away. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LONDON (AP) - More than 2,300 guests attended the funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at St. Paul's Cathedral on Wednesday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
By Emily Stephenson and David Henry WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the past year, a special team of U.S. bank regulators has been on a quiet mission to end the belief on Wall Street that large banks are "too big to fail." The team from... [Full Article]
By Emily Stephenson and David Henry WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - For the past year, a special team of U.S. bank regulators has been on a quiet mission to end the belief on Wall Street that large banks are "too big to fail." The team from... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian activists say there are heavy clashes underway on the outskirts of Damascus between President Bashar Assad's troops and rebels trying to topple him. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
CAIRO (AP) - Christians angered by the killing of four Christians in weekend sectarian violence clashed Sunday with a mob throwing rocks and firebombs, killing one and turning Cairo's main Coptic cathedral into a battleground. (Source: Associate... [Full Article]