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Antonis Samaras is sworn in as Greece's new PM, vowing to "give hope" to Greek people after political turmoil threatened to spill over to the eurozone.

There are "strong similarities" between the work of William Shakespeare and Ian Fleming's James Bond, Skyfall director Sam Mendes tells Radio 4's Front Row.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Democrat-controlled Senate has defeated a bid to block the Environmental Protection Agency from setting the first federal standards to reduce toxic air pollution from power plants....

Ministers and NHS leaders make last-ditch pleas to get doctors to persuade doctors to call off a day of industrial action.

The child sex abuse trial of Jerry Sandusky will resume Wednesday with attention focused on whether the former Penn State defensive coordinator will take the stand.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, who is seeking asylum at Ecuador's London embassy, faces arrest for breaching his bail, police say.

ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- Greek conservative party head Antonis Samaras was sworn in as prime minister Wednesday at the helm of a three-party coalition that will uphold the country's international bailout commitments....

NEW YORK (AP) -- A conservative women's group on Wednesday launched a $6 million ad campaign in presidential battleground states criticizing President Barack Obama's health care reform law....

Egyptians' muted response to 'ailing' Mubarak

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkish warplanes and attack helicopters have struck Kurdish rebel targets inside Iraq after a rebel attack killed eight Turkish soldiers, Turkey's military said Wednesday - the latest attempt by Turkey to fight off a persistent threat from Kurdish insurgents seeking regional autonomy....

Opinion: There have been calls by Mitt Romney and others to investigate a series of recent security leaks in the Obama administration. But Peter Bergen says the leaks haven't put American interests or people at risk.

J. D. Heyes | There is another copyright battle emerging over intellectual property.

OXFORD, England (AP) -- It was a long wait, but Aung San Suu Kyi has finally received her honorary degree from Oxford University....

Business Insider | Societe Generale say that gold is "'the perfect asset to benefit' from additional loose monetary policy."

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is planning to travel to Russia next week, a visit that follows recent talks between President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Mexico....

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali believes Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel could drive for the same team without problems.

Let's address the soap opera fans upfront: The past year has been tough for you. Yet industry analysts say it's probably going to get tougher in coming years -- only perhaps less so if you also happen to be a huge fan of talk TV.

Business Insider | Obama invokes executive privilege over Fast and Furious documents; saves Eric Holder from being held in contempt.

Washington Post | Assange flees to Equador embassy in London claiming political persecution.

Police investigating the disappearance of a Coventry mother last seen 21 years ago arrest two men.