Ukraine's parliament on Thursday formed a new coalition and proposed former finance minister Mykola Azarov, a close ally of President Viktor Yanukovich, as prime minister.

As Alberta's governing Progressive Conservatives prepare to unveil a new royalty plan today they hope will boost their political fortunes, an Environics poll shows they remain almost neck-and-neck with the upstart Wildrose Alliance Party.

THE grief-stricken mother of toddler Gurshan Singh Channa says she cannot understand how anyone could have hurt her little boy.

A FIVE-year-old British boy kidnapped in Pakistan has been found alive, according to Pakistan's law minister.

REPORTER Paul Martin, arrested in Gaza last month by the Islamist Hamas movement, has been released today.

Whistleblowers should only be prosecuted if their information threatens national security or a criminal investigation.  

TWO suspected terrorists involved in a plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist depicting Prophet Mohammed with a dog's body will be in  court today.

SOME chefs and restaurant owners are upset a bill introduced in New York that, if passed, would ban the use of salt in restaurant cooking.

Strikes by British Airways cabin crew could be announced within days, after talks between the company and the Unite union broke down.

Italians fed up with the political parties on offer have begun their own pressure group, the Purple People Movement.

A special service will take place to re-dedicate a memorial that was built in Iraq to honour British servicemen and women who lost their lives in the conflict. After combat operations ended there, the Basra Memorial Wall was dismantled and returned

ENGLISH heavy drinker Nicky Welfare is losing all his teeth because of his boozing - at the age of 22, The Sun reported today.

JUST a day after becoming a new dad, Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley has again faced serious questions over the death of an Aboriginal man in custody.

Four are fighting Louisiana's required testing and licensing. The state is the only one with the rule.

Vice President Joe Biden has opened a high-profile speech in Israel with warm words of praise for the Jewish state.

Hit by recent ethics scandals, House Democratic leaders Wednesday barred the long-standing practice that allows members to direct ...

President Obama is pushing a new initiative to boost U.S. exports by enforcing trade deals and promoting American-made products ...

With populations continuing to decline, wildlife agencies issue a plan to designate critical habitat zones to protect the species. Such listing could affect offshore drilling and other activities.

German media mulled Health Minister Philipp Roesler’s plans to reform the way new medicines are priced in Germany - and often found it lacking.

Antiquarian bookshops are closing every year because small business owners cannot compete with internet platforms. The solution, it seems, isn't to go completely online, but to mix old strategies with modern methods.

The world's largest tourism fair ITB Berlin is on. One of the growing trends in this industry is corporate social responsibility. But more steps need to be taken for tourism to lastingly benefit developing countries.

A vehicle full of weapons was stopped on Wednesday night by police and brought to the Ankara Police Department following a tip from an anonymous source.

A British court has granted bail to former Bosnian Vice President Ejup Ganic.

The commander of a NATO force said on Wednesday that Turkey was the entire arc of the Islamic world.

An ammunition-filled truck discovered in Ankara late Wednesday turned to be carrying weapons and hand grenades belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) to a military facility in the Turkish capital, but questions still linger on over why the armed

Mozambican authorities say about 800 people are trapped by rising floodwaters and in need of rescue.

These are some of the major headlines and their summaries in Turkish press on March 11, 2010. The Anadolu Agency does not verify these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Turkey has expressed concern over Israel's plans to build 1,600 new homes in East Jerusalem.

London - Former Bosnian Muslim leader Ejup Ganic, held in Britain on alleged war crime charges following an extradition warrant issued by Serbia, was granted bail on stringent conditions by a court in London Thursday. The 64-year-old academic, who

London - Former Bosnian Muslim leader Ejup Ganic, held in Britain on alleged war crime charges, was granted bail by a court in London Thursday. The 64-year-old academic was arrested at Heathrow airport on March 1 on a provisional extradition warrant

Wolfsburg, Germany - Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen posted a 80-per-cent plunge in its 2009 profits on Thursday - but set out a cautiously optimistic outlook for 2010. Speaking at the group's annual press conference in the German city of Wolfsb

Is proselytizing an international human right? Does everyone have a right to spread his religion to others? The 1948 U.N. Declaration of Human Rights not only allows believers to publicly "manifest" their religious beliefs but also guaran