'Turning Green'

'Turning Green'

"Turning Green," an amusing Irish coming-of-age comedy set in 1979, takes its title from the effect of chug-a-lug beer drinking upon 16-...

 

Iraq war veteran's wife spared deportation

The U.S. government has cleared a pathway to citizenship for the illegal immigrant wife of an Iraq war veteran suffering from post-traumatic...

GM decides to keep Opel unit

GM decides to keep Opel unit

General Motors Co. said Tuesday it would keep its European Opel unit and restructure it instead of selling a 55% stake to Canadian auto...

Russian tycoon fatally shot in Moscow

Russian tycoon fatally shot in Moscow

A Russian tycoon who organized a Michael Jackson concert in Moscow, was once jailed for spying in Israel and hired American female...

A soldier's injuries cripple body and mind

A soldier's injuries cripple body and mind

Peter Sinclair rummaged through the closet and found what he was looking for.

Russia reconsiders: Was Stalin really so bad?

Russia reconsiders: Was Stalin really so bad?

When Russian businessman Yevgeny Ostrovsky decided to name his kebab joint Anti-Soviet Shashlik, he thought of it as black humor.

Suicides force French to confront rise in work-related stress

Suicides force French to confront rise in work-related stress

A short workweek and the prospect of early retirement. Job-protection laws that make it almost impossible to get fired. Seven weeks of...

Leaders honored at Berlin Wall memorial

Three statesmen who oversaw the fall of the Berlin Wall, which led to the collapse of communism in Europe, gathered here Saturday to reflect...

Chicago terrorism case inverts a common fear

It is a worrisome first: an American accused of going to Europe to plot a terrorist attack there.

Iran insists on changes to nuclear deal

Iran insists on changes to nuclear deal

Iran has yet to formally reply to an international plan to ship its enriched uranium abroad to be turned into fuel for a Tehran medical...

Jacques Chirac ordered to stand trial

Jacques Chirac ordered to stand trial

A French magistrate Friday ordered former President Jacques Chirac to stand trial on charges of misusing millions of dollars in public funds...

OSHA issues record $87.4-million fine against BP

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined British oil company BP $87.4 million, the largest penalty the federal agency has...

Iran reply on nuclear deal called 'inadequate'

Iran reply on nuclear deal called 'inadequate'

Iran's response Thursday to a proposed deal to transform its controversial nuclear material into fuel for a medical reactor is "inadequate,"...

EU split over climate change goal

The European Union fought Thursday to live up to its self-proclaimed leadership on combating climate change, with the 27 EU leaders at...