
House chairman subpoenas documents on Benghazi
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee issued subpoenas on Tuesday for State Department documents related to the widely ...
Russia to file case against vote-monitoring group
Russia's Justice Ministry says it is filing a legal case against the country's only independent elections monitoring group for allegedly failing to ...

NKorea warns embassies it can't guarantee safety
North Korea has warned diplomats in Pyongyang that it can't guarantee the safety of embassies in the event of a conflict and suggested they may want ...

NKorea aggression could strengthen US-China bond
North Korea's latest outburst of nuclear and military threats has given the U.S. a rare opportunity to build bridges with China — a potential silver ...

NKorea refuses to let SKoreans enter joint factory
In past deadly confrontations between North and South Korea, a jointly operated industrial park stayed open, churning out goods. But in the latest ...

Egypt steps up campaign against TV satirist
Egyptian authorities on Tuesday stepped up a campaign against a popular TV comedian accused of insulting the president, threatening to revoke the ...

US blasts arrest warrant against Egypt satirist
The U.S. State Department said Monday that arrest warrants and the investigation of a popular Egyptian satirist and other critics of Egypt's Islamist ...

C. African Republic coup leader adds to his roles
Central African Republic's coup leader solidified his hold on the government Monday after announcing that he will serve as both president and defense ...
Russia lashes out at US over NGO funding
Russia's foreign ministry is criticizing Washington for channeling funds to non-governmental organizations in ways that get around Russian ...

Protest, clashes in Cairo, 2 other Egyptian cities
Clashes erupted Friday in two cities in northern Egypt, and protesters rallied in Cairo in the latest demonstrations against Egypt's Islamist ...

Mortar shells strike Damascus, killing at least 10
Mortar shells crashed into an outdoor cafe at Damascus University on Thursday, killing at least 10 students in the deadliest of a rising number of ...

Putin: Raids on NGOs are to check foreign funding
Russian authorities are raiding non-governmental organizations to make sure they comply with a law intended to stem foreign meddling in Russian ...

C. African Republic president flees to Cameroon
The president of the Central African Republic fled the country for Cameroon after rebels overran the capital of the impoverished nation long wracked ...

C. African Republic president overthrown by rebels
Rebels overthrew Central African Republic's president of a decade on Sunday, seizing the presidential palace and declaring that the desperately poor ...

Lebanese president accepts premier's resignation
Lebanon's president on Saturday asked the outgoing prime minister to stay on in a caretaking role, opening the way for what is expected to be ...

Kurdish rebel leader calls for historic truce
In a major step toward ending one of the world's longest, bloodiest insurgencies, the Kurds' jailed rebel leader called Thursday for a "new era" of ...

Congo warlord Bosco Ntaganda remains at US Embassy
Wanted on an international warrant for alleged war crimes, Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda lived openly in Congo for years, playing tennis at ...

Syrian opposition elects interim prime minister
Syria's opposition coalition early Tuesday elected a little-known American-educated IT manager and Islamic activist to head an interim government to ...

US: Congo warlord Ntaganda turns himself in
A Congolese warlord accused of conscripting child soldiers who had lived as an international fugitive for years surrendered to the United States ...

US OK with France, UK arming Syria's rebels
The Obama administration lent its support Monday to British and French plans to arm Syria's rebels, saying it wouldn't stand in the way of any country ...