A Swedish woman who made lurid allegations of sexual conquest, betrayal and stalking against her former Wall Street executive boss was awarded $18 million by a federal jury on Monday.
The Khmer Rouge tribunal's Supreme Court will start the first appeal hearings against two elderly former senior leaders of the Democratic Kampuchea, or Khmer Rouge, on Thursday, a legal officer said on Tuesday.
The death toll from a heat wave in Karachi, Pakistan's commercial center, and parts of southern Sindh province passed 1,000 in the past 10 days, health officials said on Monday.
Around 10,000 protesters rallied in the Armenian capital Yerevan on Sunday night defying police threats to forcefully break up the demonstration against the government's controversial move to hike electricity prices.
Two Australian media organizations reported on Monday that Australian politics has been infiltrated at high levels by the Italian Mafia, although there was no suggestion of direct links between lawmakers and the criminal syndicate.
"If you break it, you own it," then-US secretary of state Colin Powell warned then-US president George W. Bush before Bush launched the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Jesus Casanova has already earned a degree in journalism, is the owner of a South American swimming championship and last year was crowned Mister Venezuela in this beauty-obsessed nation. Now, at only 26, he wants to add a new title to his achievements: congressman.
South Korea reported no new cases of MERS or deaths from the virus for the first time in nine days on Monday, but officials warned there was no indication yet that the outbreak had been brought under control.
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian suspended a controversial hike in electricity prices on Saturday, but the move failed to appease protesters who vowed to keep up with the largest anti-government demonstrations the ex-Soviet nation has seen in years.
Talks between Iran and the US were due to enter a "critical phase" on Sunday with tensions rising just three days before a deadline to nail down a deal to thwart any Iranian nuclear arms drive.
European Central Bank policymakers are considering tightening Greek banks' use of an emergency funding lifeline but keeping backup options open, people familiar with the matter said.
Tunisia's postcard destination for tourists is reeling from the terror that blighted the Mediterranean seaside resort of Sousse.
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