Report says US spied on others in Brazil

The United States spied on the communications of dozens of senior Brazilian officials, in addition to President Dilma Rousseff, Brazilian media reported on Saturday.

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Chinese citizens traveling in Turkey were warned by the Chinese embassy on its website on Sunday to be wary of protests.

Adoption agency traded babies

At a closed adoption agency on the fringes of India's capital, kidnapped toddlers and newborns were once being sold for about $8,000 each, no questions asked.

Cargo ship successfully launched into space

A Russian booster rocket successfully launched an unmanned cargo ship on Friday to the International Space Station, after the successive failures of two previous supply missions.

Extreme heat brings earlier fruit harvest

At a fruit stand in Vancouver, cherries and blueberries are for sale about three weeks earlier than usual, the result of a record-setting heat wave in Vancouver and throughout the province of British Columbia.

Solar-powered flight breaks world record

A Swiss team attempting to circumnavigate the globe with an aircraft powered only by the sun's energy has broken a world record for the longest nonstop solo flight, the project team said on Thursday.

Farmers use wastewater from oil companies to irrigate crops

An efficient solution to a historic drought or an environmentally risky pact with the devil?

Voters swing to 'yes' camp as crucial decision looms

A new survey on Friday ahead of Greece's make-or-break weekend referendum on whether to accept tough new bailout conditions showed a swing against the government to a "yes" result, amid a sense of crisis fueled by cash rationing and burgeoning protests.

Hard-hit firms grind to a halt

The ANTYMET car-recycling company northwest of Athens was already down on its luck after six years of one of the worst economic crises of modern times. Then the Greek government closed the banks.

Country's neighbors also feeling the pinch

Greece's debt crisis is lapping over the border into the southwestern corner of Bulgaria, where the owner of the Felipe Z textile factory worries she may not be able to pay her 60 workers next week.

More troops deployed on Syrian border

Turkey has deployed additional troops and equipment along part of its border with Syria as fighting north of the city of Aleppo intensified, security sources said, but Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said there were no immediate plans for any incursion.

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