The foundation announced on Monday the head of the its largest grant recipient will be taking over its global development program.

The US government on Monday halted its $60 million financial contribution to the Unesco after the latter admitted Palestinian National Authority (PNA) as a full member, Xinhua reported.

A prosecutor grilling a defense expert got the veteran anesthesiologist to acknowledge Monday that Michael Jackson's doctor deviated from the standard of care.

Tripoli academic, Abdul al-Raheem al-Qeeb, was on Monday elected Libya's interim prime minister in a vote conducted by members of the ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) in front of reporters.

Stocks have ended October with steep losses. Investors are worried about the collapse of the brokerage MF Global and missing details in Europe's plan to contain the Greek debt crisis.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou on Monday called a referendum on a new EU aid package and said he would ask for a vote of confidence to secure support for his policy for the remainder of his four-year term, which expires in 2013.

The world economy is likely to create just half of the 80 million jobs needed over the next two years, the ILO said on Monday, warning that the risk of social unrest was rising amid the morose unemployment situation.

Brazil's popular former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva started chemotherapy treatment for throat cancer today with doctors saying he will recover in four months.