Public sector workers stage strike in pensions dispute

Up to 400,000 public sector workers are expected to join a 24-hour UK-wide strike in a dispute with the government over proposed pension cha...

Pasok's Venizelos in third bid for Greece coalition

Pasok leader Evangelos Venizelos will make a third effort to form a coalition government in Greece amid political turmoil following Sunday&#...

Indonesia searchers find missing Russia jet wreckage

Indonesian officials say a helicopter has spotted what is thought to be wreckage of the Russian Sukhoi Superjet plane that disappeared on We...

London 2012: Olympic flame to be lit in Greece

The Olympic flame will be lit in a ceremony in Olympia, Greece, on Thursday ahead of the start of the torch relay and the London 2012 Games....

Syria unrest: Damascus hit by two deadly blasts

Two explosions have hit the Syrian capital, Damascus, with state TV saying dozens have been killed or wounded in "terrorist bombings&qu...

Soca website attack: Norway arrests two youths

Two teenagers in Norway have been arrested in connection with a series of computer attacks. Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency...

Chen Guangcheng 'waiting for China passport'

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has said he is just waiting for his passport to be issued, and intends to leave the country to study in the...