O'Malley: Clinton foil or formidable Democrat contender?Maryland ex-governor Martin O'Malley is all but certain to unveil his White House campaign, amid debate about whether he is a viable contender or merely a foil for Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton.
Spectre of 'Grexit' stalks G7 finance meetinghe possibility of Greece quitting the eurozone cast a long shadow over a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations.
Climate change compounding natural disasters - ObamaUS President Barack Obama warned that climate change was making natural disasters worse, as he toured the National Hurricane Center ahead of the annual storm season.
France says Britain EU referendum 'very risky'French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said a British referendum on whether to leave the EU was "very risky", ahead of a visit by Prime Minister David Cameron to Paris.
Brazil protesters demand Rousseff impeachmentSeveral hundred protesters gathered in Brasilia to demand the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff after they completed a 1,000-kilometer (650-mile) march on the capital.
28 May 2015
Biden castigates Putin, casts Ukraine crisis as a testUS Vice President Joe Biden denounced Vladimir Putin's "pure aggression" in Ukraine, warning that Western nations must be prepared to respond with further sanctions.
28 May 2015
Memphis pays final tribute to blues legend B.B. KingThe city where B.B. King got his musical start paid final tribute to the blues guitar master, as thousands walking in the rain with his hearse shouted, "long live the king!"
28 May 2015
S.Africa allegedly paid $10 mn to host World Cup: USSouth African officials paid more than $10 million in bribes to host the 2010 World Cup and handed over a briefcase stuffed with $10,000 stacks of banknotes in Paris.