Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney (left) named Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan (right) as his would-be vice president on Saturday as he launches a bus tour as part of his bid to unseat President Barack Obama in November.
Lebanon's military prosecutor general accused Syrian security chief General Ali Mamluk and former Lebanese minister Michel Samaha on Saturday of plotting terrorist attacks in Lebanon, a judicial source said. Samaha was arrested on Thursday.
Mexico snatched the gold medal in the men’s football final at the London Games on Saturday, defeating Brazil 2-1. Brazil claims more World Cup wins than any other country but has never won the Olympic title.
An Afghan man working on a military base shot dead three US soldiers on Friday, NATO authorities said Saturday. NATO says 26 such attacks have killed 34 foreign troops since January.
The wife of disgraced political star Bo Xilai has confessed to murdering British businessman Neil Heywood claiming "mental breakdown", Chinese media reported Friday. Gu Kailai was accused along with an aide of poisoning Heywood in November last year.
Syrian troops shelled the Salaheddine district of Aleppo Saturday as two bombs hit central Damascus, state media said. The latest violence comes as US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Turkish leaders to discuss a joint response to the crisis.
Julie Bresset stormed to victory in the women’s mountain bike cross-country event on Saturday, winning France its 10th gold medal at the London Games. Germany's Sabine Spitz and American Georgia Gould took silver and bronze, respectively.
As the economic crisis in Spain deepens, several regions are considering charging students who bring lunch from home up to €3 to use the school cafeteria, the latest in a series of reforms that critics claim are hurting the most vulnerable.
A French cargo plane bearing aid supplies and medical equipment for Syrian refugees arrived in Jordan on Saturday. Tens of thousands of Syrians have fled their country’s violence to camps along the Jordan-Syria border.
Carlo Rambaldi, the Oscar-winning special effects wizard whose use of robots and electronics brought to life such films as "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial", "Alien" and "King Kong", passed away at the age of 86 in Italy on Friday after a long illness.
Spanish emergency services said Saturday that hundreds of people have been evacuated from the wildfire-stricken Canary Islands and the northern Galicia region. A hot summer following a dry winter has left the country at high risk of forest fires.
Speed cameras on French roads have been on the increase since they were introduced in 2003, nearly halving the number of driving fatalities and earning an astounding €700 million in fines. But despite the impressive numbers, not everyone is happy.
Police have arrested a man suspected of a series of sexual assaults at campsites in the picturesque Ardèche region of southeast France. Since the end of June, seven young girls aged between seven and 12 have reportedly been attacked.
Egyptian authorities arrested six "terrorists" in the Sinai region in the wake of a recent military crackdown on suspected militants, according to a military source. A FRANCE 24 correspondent reported the arrest of nine Islamists.
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