ATHENS, February 20, 2009 (AFP) - A Greek militant group on Friday said carried out a shooting attack on a private television station this week, police said. The Revolutionary Sect group made the...

Spanish deputies took a first step towards liberalising the abortion law on Wednesday when a committee approved a parliamentary report on reform of the current strict law. Socialist Prime Minister...

Africa's tropical forests have stored huge amounts of carbon over the last four decades and become a critical sponge for greenhouse gases, according to a study published Thursday. Long-term...

LOS ANGELES, February 19, 2009 (AFP) - A man who killed a police dog after jumping off a bridge with the animal, following a high-speed car chase in California, was on Wednesday jailed for 44...

It’s not just the world view of the American government that has slipped in the past few years; it’s the view of American citizens and businesses too. Keith Reinhard aims to find a business-oriented...

While the rest of the world feted the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth, US scientists were forced to defend the theory of evolution from a skeptical public and a concerted attack...

A leading investigator of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda was among the victims of Thursday's plane crash outside of Buffalo, New York, that left 50 people dead, a human rights group announced. Doctor...

An overwhelming 82 percent of Taiwanese people who are in relationships do not plan to get married this year, mainly because of lack of money and the economic downturn, a poll showed on Friday....

Better think twice before choosing a password for emails, online bank accounts and airline tickets. Passwords that show no imagination or distinctiveness are easy prey for information pirates, a...