A new psychiatric probe of Anders Behring Breivik found that the man who killed 77 people last July was criminally responsible, a Norwegian daily reported Tuesday. If the report is officially confirmed, it will run counter to an initial evaluation
Healthcare in Greece risks becoming a privilege after two years of sweeping budget cuts imposed by the authorities in their desperate effort to slash bills and steady the finances, experts warn. With public health spending at around 10 billion euros,
Britain can extradite jailed radical Muslim preacher Abu Hamza and four other alleged terrorists to the United States, the European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday. The court found “there would be no violation of Article 3 (prohibition of inhuman
European stock markets slid in early trade Tuesday, with banking shares among the biggest fallers as investors reacted to weak US jobs data following an extended break for Easter. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index retreated 1.15 percent to 5,657.63 points
Germany’s trade surplus fell in February but stronger-than-expected demand from outside Europe may keep the eurozone’s biggest economy out of recession, analysts said on Tuesday. Germany exported goods worth 91 billion euros ($119 billion) in seasonally-adjusted terms in February, up
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington’s historic Howard Theater, a launching pad for black performers from Duke Ellington to The Supremes, reopened on Monday after a $29 million restoration saved it from the wrecking ball. Hundreds of people crowded outside the Howard
(Reuters) – “Saturday Night Live” and “Bridesmaids” star Kristen Wiig said on Monday that leaving the TV sketch show “will be the hardest thing” but that everyone has to leave the things they love. Wiig, 38, would not confirm media
This could be more embarrassing to Clint Eastwood than “Pink Cadillac” and “City Heat” … combined. “Mrs. Eastwood and Company,” the new reality show from E!, is set to bow May 20. The series follows Eastwood’s current squeeze, as well
At yesterday’s Easter Egg Roll at the White House, President Obama’s staff had a very special treat for the kids: a basketball clinic featuring NBA players. And there was a second special treat for the children: the basketball itself featured
Egypt’s former spymaster Omar Suleiman lashed out at the Muslim Brotherhood and insisted his candidacy for the presidency would restore stability, as the two sides sparred on Monday ahead of next month’s polls. The Brotherhood, which dominates parliament and is
Tension escalated on Monday between Turkey and Syria after shots from the Syrian side into Turkey injured three people, angering Ankara a day before a visit by international envoy Kofi Annan. Two Syrians and a Turkish translator were wounded near
Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has canceled all campaign events Monday to be with his youngest daughter, who was hospitalized on Friday, his campaign said. The three-year-old has Trisomy 18, a rare and serious genetic disorder also known as Edwards
The Japanese government on Monday gave a former prime minister a ticking off over a “personal” visit to Iran, where he met President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and apparently criticised the IAEA. Yukio Hatoyama, whose short stint in the top job ended
Eleven people were killed, including five soldiers, after Al-Qaeda militants launched an attack on an army barracks in southern Yemen on Monday, military and tribal sources said. Four Al-Qaeda fighters and two members of tribes that support the military also
A peace plan for Syria was in jeopardy Monday after a rebel commander rejected fresh conditions from the government for a pullout of regime troops from protest hubs amid a new spike in violence. Under a peace deal brokered by
North Korea is counting down to the 100th anniversary of its founder’s birth, with top-level meetings and a controversial rocket launch scheduled in coming days to bolster his grandson’s credentials. The secretive state, in an unprecedented move, on Sunday invited
China has set up a rare earth industry group, the government said Monday, in a bid to streamline the sprawling sector and fend off complaints about Beijing’s seemingly monopolistic control. The United States, European Union and Japan last month lodged
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, lagging far behind his rivals and his campaign mired in debt, acknowledged Sunday that Mitt Romney was his party’s “most likely” nominee. But the former House speaker insisted he was staying in the race despite
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on the United States to release Jonathan Pollard from prison, after reports of a deterioration in the American-Israeli spy’s health. On Friday, Israeli media reported that Pollard was rushed to hospital near
Mali’s President Amadou Toumani Toure, who was toppled by a military coup last month, has formally resigned from his post, the international mediator in the crisis announced Sunday. Toure’s resignation opens the way for the departure of the junta that
The cash-strapped Greek state is now looking to a new way of raising revenues — renting out its policemen at an hourly rate of 30 euros, with patrol cars going for 10 euros more. This will “pay for the cost
