(CNN) — Athens is normally around 90˚F (or 32˚C) this time of year. Temperatures neared 100˚F (or 37.7˚C) this week, according to the CNN weather forecast. Much of Europe is broiling under a heat

Hong Kong (CNN Business)Billions of dollars were wiped off the value of a Shanghai real estate empire this week after its founder was detained by Chinese police, reportedly on suspicion of child molestation. Billionaire

BEIRUT: “The gold and jewelry trade in Lebanon has witnessed a decline in sales ever since the outbreak of the war in Syria in addition to the regional developments, and the situation has worsened in

BEIRUT: “The gold and jewelry trade in Lebanon has witnessed a decline in sales ever since the outbreak of the war in Syria in addition to the regional developments, and the situation has worsened in

A 3,000-year-old quartzite head of Egyptian "boy king" Tutankhamun has been auctioned off for almost six million dollars in the UK despite a fierce outcry from Egypt that claimed the piece was likely to have been removed

Southern California has been rocked by a magnitude-6.4 earthquake, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with authorities warning that the tremor, the largest in two decades, might not be the day's last. The powerful

Written by Amy Woodyatt, CNNJack Guy, CNNLondon An Egyptian statue resembling the pharaoh Tutankhamun has been sold for £4.7 million ($5.97 million) at a London auction, despite protests from Cairo that the relic may

(CNN)A deepwater submersible that caught fire Monday was nuclear-powered, according to Russia's President Vladimir Putin.Putin's comments came during a conversation with the country's defense chief, who confirmed that the incident was caused by a

TOKYO: Japan has offered to play a role in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process in the wake of White House adviser Jared Kushner’s Peace to Prosperity workshop last month in Bahrain. “We can play an

TOKYO: Japan has offered to play a role in the Palestinian-Israeli peace process in the wake of White House adviser Jared Kushner’s Peace to Prosperity workshop last month in Bahrain. “We can play an