One of Italy’s leading universities will switch to teaching in the English language, saying the institution was left with “no other choice” in order to compete worldwide.

Posted: May 16, 2012, 9:03 pm

Italy's top appeals court ruled on Wednesday that Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia, was unfit to command the cruise liner which ran aground and capsized off the Tuscan island of Giglio in January, causing at least 30 deaths.

Posted: May 16, 2012, 8:14 pm

China has launched a 100-day crackdown against illegal immigration and illegal employment in the wake of a high-profile sexual assault case involving a British national who was videotaped allegedly attempting to force himself on a Chinese woman.

Posted: May 16, 2012, 8:05 pm

Syria has been locked in a violent conflict between President Bashar Assad’s regime and civilian forces for over 14 months. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin answered reader questions about the conflict earlier today.

Posted: May 16, 2012, 6:13 pm

Political leaders in Athens were due to discuss an emergency government Wednesday to deal with a possible run on banks as it emerged Greeks withdrew almost $900 million in a single day, fearing their country could crash out of the euro currency by the end of the week.

Posted: May 16, 2012, 4:00 pm