Iraq's Spate of Sectarian Violence Continues
Posted 2013-05-22 02:35:16
(BAGHDAD) -- Deadly attacks driven by sectarian tensions slowed somewhat in Iraq on Tuesday, althoug...
UN-Arab League Envoy Has Hopes for Syrian Peace Summit
Posted 2013-05-22 02:32:59
(CAIRO) -- The United Nations-Arab League mediator in charge of trying to find a solution to the two...
Group Condemns Prosecution of Afghan Women for 'Moral Crimes'
Posted 2013-05-22 02:27:46
(NEW YORK) -- Human Rights Watch on Tuesday decried the latest surge of "moral crimes" in Afghanista...
Iran Rejects Ahmadinejad's Possible Successor
Posted 2013-05-22 02:23:13
(TEHRAN, Iran) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s pick to succeed him won't be doing t...
In Apparent Anti-Gay Protest, Man Commits Suicide in Notre Dame
Posted 2013-05-21 23:17:40
(PARIS) -- The Notre Dame cathedral in Paris was evacuated and closed for four hours on Tuesday afte...
New Evidence of Iran Support to Assad, While Congress Moves to Arm Rebels
Posted 2013-05-21 19:36:43
(WASHINGTON) -- The United States has new evidence that Iran and Hezbollah have direct involvement w...
US Lawmakers Traveling to Russia to Investigate Boston Bombing
Posted 2013-05-21 13:43:51
(MOSCOW) -- A delegation of American lawmakers will travel to Russia next week in part to investigat...
Hotel Offers 24-Carat Gold iPads
Posted 2013-05-21 12:43:06
(DUBAI) -- A hotel that bills itself as the world’s most luxurious is giving guests the ultima...
Syria Fires at Israeli Vehicle, Raising Fears
Posted 2013-05-21 11:27:23
(TEL AVIV) -- The Syrian military said on Tuesday that it fired on an Israeli army jeep in the conte...
Did Pope Francis Perform Exorcism on Teen?
Posted 2013-05-21 04:47:54
(ROME) -- Claims that Pope Francis performed an exorcism on a disabled teenager in St. Peter's Squar...
Nearly 100 Deaths in Multiple Iraq Bombings
Posted 2013-05-21 03:34:12
(BAGHDAD) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is accusing some lawmakers of fueling the latest s...
Hezbollah Heavily Involved in Key Syrian Battle
Posted 2013-05-21 03:29:53
(NEW YORK) -- The battle for the Western Syrian city of Qusayr is being described by both sides as t...
Oscar Pistorius Will Not Compete As He Awaits Trial
Posted 2013-05-20 22:33:48
(PRETORIA, South Africa) -- Oscar Pistorius's agent says the international athlete known as "Blade R...
Report: Terror Attack Thwarted in Russia
Posted 2013-05-20 20:19:27
(MOSCOW) -- Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claims to have cornered a group of suspect...
Anti-Taliban Politician, Civilians Killed in Suicide Attack
Posted 2013-05-20 19:12:34
(BAGHLAN, Afghanistan) -- At least 14 people, including a senior political official, were killed Mon...
President Obama Schedules Trip to Africa
Posted 2013-05-20 18:27:10
(WASHINGTON) -- President Obama will travel to Africa this summer.The president will take his family...
Pervez Musharraf Gets Bail in Benazir Bhutto Murder Case
Posted 2013-05-20 08:26:25
(ISLAMABAD) -- Pervez Musharraf is one step closer to freedom, but he's not out of the woods yet.A j...
Continued Violence in Iraq Reaching Critical Point
Posted 2013-05-20 03:49:16
(BAGHDAD) -- Is Iraq destined for another civil war?The most recent spike in sectarian-related viole...
South Korea Warns North to Stop Missile Launches
Posted 2013-05-20 03:43:45
(SEOUL, South Korea) -- North Korea fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Sunday, 24 ...
Syrian President Won't Go Along with International Peace Summit
Posted 2013-05-20 03:41:19
(NEW YORK) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appears resistant to any attempts by the internationa...
Major Setback for Women's Rights in Afghanistan
Posted 2013-05-20 03:38:42
(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- The move to strengthen women's rights in Afghanistan took a major hit Saturd...
Iran Executes Two Men Accused of Spying for United States and Israel
Posted 2013-05-19 13:55:29
(TEHRAN, Iran) – Iran executed two men they had convicted of spying for the Unites States and ...
EU to Ban Refillable Olive Oil Containers
Posted 2013-05-19 13:38:12
(ROME) -- Fans of good olive oil should be pleased to learn about a new European Union ban on unlabe...