Myanmar sets curfews to curb spread of violence
Authorities in Myanmar imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in three townships after anti-Muslim religious violence touched new parts of the country, edging ...
Obama gives Secret Service its 1st female director
President Barack Obama on Tuesday named veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson as the agency's first female director, signaling his desire to ...
In Russia, teen complains of adoptive US parents
A teenager adopted by an American couple has returned to Russia, claiming that his adoptive family treated him badly and that he lived on the streets ...
Egyptian blogger accused of violence released
Egyptian authorities released a prominent Egyptian blogger Tuesday after he refused to cooperate with prosecutors over allegations of instigating ...
UN: Border violence halts Ivorian refugee return
U.N. officials in Liberia say they've temporarily halted the repatriation of tens of thousands of refugees from Ivory Coast because of continued ...
Swedish expert to lead weapons probe in Syria
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday appointed a Swedish professor who was a U.N. chemical weapons inspector in Iraq and now works at a research ...
Court grounds packed on first day of marriage case
They mostly kept their distance, these supporters and opponents of gay marriage, as they massed Tuesday in front of the Supreme Court to proclaim with ...
Protest action in Poland against government
Thousands of workers held work stoppages in Poland's southern industrial region on Tuesday to demand more job security, higher pensions and government ...
Rwandan warlord pleads not guilty of Congo crimes
A Rwandan-born warlord known as "The Terminator" insisted Tuesday he is innocent of charges including murder, rape, pillaging and using child soldiers ...
Priest who worked in Calif. freed from Irish jail
A former Catholic priest who spent five years working in Northern California has been released from jail in his native Ireland after pleading guilty ...
Egypt top prosecutor orders arrest of 5 activists
After Egypt's Islamist president vowed action against opponents, the nation's top prosecutor on Monday issued arrest warrants against five prominent ...
US challenges Laos over missing activist
The U.S. is challenging Laos over the disappearance of a prominent social activist who went missing 100 days ago. The case has put a rare spotlight ...
Zimbabwe court frees rights lawyer
Zimbabwe's top rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa, released by a court after eight days in jail for allegedly obstructing justice, said Monday her arrest ...
Public braves snow for gay marriage case tickets
People waiting to attend to gay marriage cases being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court have been undeterred by snow falling in the nation's capital.
Jolie meets with women, girls in eastern Congo
Angelina Jolie is meeting with women and girls in eastern Congo, where sexual violence is rampant. Jolie, a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency, ...
Myanmar warns violence could threaten reforms
Myanmar's government warned Monday that religious violence could threaten democratic reforms after anti-Muslim mobs rampaged through three more towns ...
Russians search Amnesty Intl office in Moscow
Russian prosecutors and tax police searched the Moscow headquarters of Amnesty International and several other rights groups Monday, continuing a wave ...
Buddhists-Muslims violence spreads in Myanmar
Sectarian clashes between Buddhists and Muslims in Myanmar spread to at least two other towns in the country's heartland over the weekend, undermining ...
Macedonia's local elections free of violence
Macedonians voted peacefully in local elections Sunday, boosting hopes the country is turning a page and won't repeat the political and ethnic ...
Clashes at French anti-gay marriage protest
Paris police used tear gas and batons to fight crowds who pushed their way onto the landmark Champs-Elysees avenue and toward the presidential palace ...
Members of Syrian leader's sect backing rebels
Dozens of people from Syrian President Bashar Assad's own minority sect met in Cairo on Sunday to send an unusual message to their fellow Alawites ...
Egypt's president warns may move to protect nation
Egypt's president delivered a stern warning to his opponents on Sunday, saying he may be close to taking unspecified measures to "protect this nation" ...
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