PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - An American citizen sentenced to 15 years of hard labor for what Pyongyang has described as hostile acts against the state has started life a "special prison," state media said Wednesday. (Source: Associated Pr... [Full Article]
By Ronald Grover (Reuters) - Google's YouTube video service is dipping its toe into pay television by starting on Thursday a subscription service with 30 content creators, including children's programmers Sesame Street and Muppet creator Th... [Full Article]
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street after first-quarter corporate earnings reports started off on a strong note. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has begun two days of consultations with lawmakers to pick a new prime minister, but a consensus has already emerged to choose Tammam Salam for the post. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LONDON (Reuters) - British finance minister George Osborne's market sensitive statement to parliament on the budget was leaked on the internet minutes before his speech started. A copy of what appeared to be the front page of the London Evening ... [Full Article]
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition leader Henrique Capriles will challenge the late Hugo Chavez's preferred successor for the presidency of the South American OPEC nation next month, sources said on Sunday. Capriles will face acting... [Full Article]
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Ninety four people went on trial Monday in the United Arab Emirates on charges of trying to overthrow the government, the latest in a growing crackdown in the Gulf nation against perceived political or security ... [Full Article]
VIENNA (AP) - Western diplomats say Iran has started installing high-tech machines at its main uranium enrichment site that are capable of accelerating activity that can produce reactor fuel and - with further upgrading - the core of a nuclear warhea... [Full Article]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Looking out across a room full of reporters gathered to welcome French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday, Greece's President Karolos Papoulias gave a stark warning about the state of the country after three harsh years... [Full Article]
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - The Palestinian election commission began updating voter registration lists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Monday, paving the way for new elections in a step toward reconciliation between rival Fatah and Hamas governm... [Full Article]