MOSCOW (AP) -- The U.S. ambassador to Moscow on Friday called on Russian authorities and media to stop “sensational exploitations” of the death of an adopted boy in the United States.
Strike ends in Malawi with pay rise
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) -- The Malawi government has agreed to raise public workers’ salaries by 60 percent, ending a two-week old strike, a union leader said.
Reformer's drive to change Indonesia state firms hits roadblocks
JAKARTA (Reuters) – On an overcast Saturday in early January, the man in charge of modernizing Indonesia's state companies suddenly lost control of his prototype electric sports car and ploughed into the side of a mountain in East Java. State-Owned Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan was unhurt, but the $300,000 bright red "Tucuxi", dubbed "Indonesia's Ferrari" by local media, was a write-off. It looks like his chances of pulling off an ambitious reform of the bloated state sector are heading the same way. … Spanish monarchy's popularity at new low as king's son-in-law ensnared in corruption case
MADRID – When King Juan Carlos appeared at a recent basketball game in front of thousands of subjects, he was greeted by persistent heckling and whistling. It was an unprecedented spectacle in a nearly four-decade reign over which the monarch has basked in the nation’s love and respect.
Spanish monarchy's popularity hits new low
MADRID (AP) -- When King Juan Carlos appeared at a recent basketball game in front of thousands of subjects, he was greeted by persistent heckling and whistling. It was an unprecedented spectacle in a nearly four-decade reign over which the monarch has basked in the nation's love and respect. 
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