ATHENS—Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said Saturday that Greece was exploring the possibility of having a European bailout fund buy its debt if the government is unable to access capital markets ...

1. If you haven't read the Thor comics, than the movie will explain some of the major details- Thor is Odin's Son; Odin is the all father; Loki is the son of the frost giant King, & was “rescued” by Odin to be raised “in the Asguardian way.

If you have a brain aneurysm, drinking coffee, having sex or even getting angry may boost the risk of it rupturing, a new study suggests.

Paula Abdul will reunite with Simon Cowell on The X Factor. Sources tell THR that Abdul's deal is finally done for her to join Cowell and previously announced judges Cheryl Cole and Antonio "LA" Reid on the highly-anticipated singing competition, ...

Afghan security forces are battling Taliban insurgents for a second successive day inside the southern city of Kandahar. Two policemen and two civilians have been killed in the fighting, and 46 other people have been injured.

John Velazquez celebrates riding Animal Kingdom to victory in the 137th Kentucky Derby. Photograph: Michael Conroy/AP Animal Kingdom, a 20-1 outsider, gave his jockey John Velazquez and British-born trainer Graham Motion their first victories in the ...

A girl held a poster critical of Syria's president, Bashar Assad, outside the Syrian embassy in London yesterday. (Andrew Winning/ Reuters) By Liz Sly BEIRUT - The toppling of the presidents in Tunisia and Egypt precipitated a tumult of revolutionary ...

Somewhere in suburban Indianapolis, Larry Bird watched Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series last night and felt a kindred spirit with Rajon Rondo.

BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Libyan government forces have rocketed the main fuel depot in Misrata. The attack on early Saturday intensified a two-month siege on the rebel-held city that has claimed civilian lives and prompted warnings of a ...

DELMAR -- Dial the telephone number at the Wood Creek Golf Community. The line is busy. OCEAN CITY -- Locals and visitors looking to get their fix of alligator sausage sliders and... SNOW HILL -- The attorney for an Ocean Pines real estate agent has ...

SINGAPORE, May 8 Reuters) - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, re-elected on Sunday as his People's Action Party won its toughest ever general election, could be preparing the city-state for some of its most sweeping ...

BATH, Maine (AP) - The mother of a Navy SEAL killed in a firefight in Afghanistan christened a warship bearing her son's name on Saturday as the leader of US special forces said those who died that day would be comforted to know that al-Qaida leader ...

How crazy is it that Marc Gasol might be in the Western Conference finals but Pau Gasol probably won't be? Such is the reality in this madcap and maddening NBA postseason.

Just one day after Apple's iPad 2 launch drew long lines in China, conflicting reports emerged Saturday regarding an alleged altercation at an Apple Store in Beijing.

The crash of an Indonesian turboprop Saturday on a domestic flight -- with early indications of more than two dozen fatalities -- follows a string of accidents in recent years that have undermined international confidence in the safety ...

Sony's breached PlayStation Network may well be offline longer than the company had expected, according to a Sony executive. In a post on Sony's PlayStation.

Lady Gaga may feel “like a loser” backstage at Madison Square Garden, but when she steps on stage for her HBO special, she is the ringleader of her own circus - in complete control of her little monsters, whether she's battling an oversize “fame ...

Andrew McCutchen and Brandon Wood both doubled home a pair of runs to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-1 win over the Houston Astros in the middle installment of a three-game series at PNC Park.