Greece to present creditors with proposal, Germany skeptical
By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Greece was preparing Wednesday to present its creditors with an official proposal aimed to save bailout talks from collapse, as time is running out for a deal…
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Italy presses UN to achieve political solution for Libya
Italy pressed for swifter action Wednesday by the United Nations to find a political solution to Libya’s rapidly deteriorating security situation. Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, speaking in Parliament, urged the…
Israel’s Netanyahu facing new scandal over bloated expenses
By ARON HELLER With Israeli elections looming and the region in turmoil, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu found himself once more enmeshed in a gossipy scandal on Tuesday: a new government…
Attorney: Girl accused in stabbing belongs in juvenile court
By TODD RICHMOND One of two Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate to please the horror character Slender Man should face a lesser charge in juvenile court because she…
Italy to weigh military action in Libya if diplomacy fails
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Italy would weigh participating in any military intervention to keep forces from the Islamic State group from advancing in Libya should diplomatic efforts fail, Italian officials said…
Lady Gaga engaged to ‘Chicago Fire’ actor Taylor Kinney
Lady Gaga is no longer caught in a bad romance: She’s engaged to actor Taylor Kinney. The pop star shared the news on her Instagram account Monday. She posted a…
FACT CHECK: Rand Paul backtracks on vaccines, college
By CHARLES BABINGTON As Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky eyes a presidential race, he’s likely to face questions about several contested or disproven statements he has made on various…
5 plaintiffs drop pimping accusations against DSK
By PHILIPPE SOTTO and ANGELA CHARLTON A high-profile pimping case against Dominique Strauss-Kahn nearly unraveled Monday, as five of six plaintiffs in a French prostitution trial dropped their accusations against…