
Chavez widely mourned, but some hope change on way
Some cried, some cheered. Many Latin Americans mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, leaders in Europe and Asia sent condolences, and ...

Syrian refugees top 1 million, rebels take city
Syria's accelerating humanitarian crisis hit a grim milestone Wednesday: The number of U.N.-registered refugees topped 1 million — half of them ...

US accuses Iran of nuke 'deception and delay'
A senior U.S. envoy accused Iran of "deception, defiance and delay" Wednesday in dealing with international concerns about its nuclear activities, ...

NKorea vows to cancel '53 Korean War cease-fire
North Korea's military is vowing to cancel the 1953 cease-fire that ended the Korean War, straining already frayed ties between Washington and ...

US, China propose tough UN sanctions for NKorea
A U.S.-China draft resolution aimed at reining in North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile program would impose some of the strongest sanctions ...

US lawmakers push for tougher NKorea sanctions
Likening North Korea to a mafia state for its illicit activities, Republican lawmakers Tuesday called for tough U.S. action to cut the authoritarian ...
Yemen's ousted leader urges 'forgiveness'
In his first public speech in more than 18 months, Yemen's ousted autocratic leader Ali Abdullah Saleh pleaded for "forgiveness of the past" on ...
UN removes Osama bin Laden from sanctions list
The United Nations has finally removed Osama bin Laden from the list of al-Qaida members subject to U.N. sanctions, nearly two years after he was ...

As atrocities pile up, Syrians collect evidence
Syrian activist Yashar hopes the security agents who tormented him during five months of detention will one day be put on trial. In detention, he ...

Iran: UN report proof of peaceful nuclear program
Iran cited the latest report by U.N.'s nuclear watchdog as evidence that its atomic program is being used for peaceful purposes, state TV reported on ...

UN panel says Syria war crimes should go to trial
A United Nations commission on Monday said fighters on both sides in Syria's civil war have committed atrocities and should be brought to justice, ...

Islands want UN to see climate as security threat
The Marshall Islands and other low-lying island nations appealed to the U.N. Security Council to recognize climate change as an international security ...

Clashes near Syria airport kill 150
Intense clashes between the Syrian army and rebel fighters near the country's second-largest airport killed around 150 people in recent days, ...

Syria rebels seize oil field, town
Syrian rebels captured most of an eastern oil field and stormed a military base in the south, anti-regime activists said Thursday, further chipping ...

Kerry: Response to NKorea will send Iran a message
The world must show its resolve in the face of North Korea's nuclear provocations or risk emboldening Iran, which is under scrutiny over its uranium ...
AP sources: US to back NKorea human rights probe
The U.S. will support an international push at next month's U.N. Human Rights Council to initiate an inquiry into conditions in North Korea, U.S.

Neighbors prep militaries after NKorean nuke test
North Korea's neighbors bolstered their military preparations and mobilized scientists Wednesday to determine whether Pyongyang's third nuclear test, ...

Analysis: US needs China to get tough on NKorea
President Barack Obama says the U.S. will lead the world in taking firm action against the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear test. But Pyongyang's ...

UN Security Council condemns North Korea nuke test
A united U.N. Security Council strongly condemned North Korea's nuclear test and pledged further action Tuesday, calling Pyongyang's latest defiant ...

Syrian rebels advance toward Aleppo airport
Rebels captured a small military base near Aleppo on Tuesday and stormed another in the same area that protects a major airport, a day after seizing ...
UN: Syria death toll probably approaching 70,000
Syria's intensifying civil war has probably killed over 9,000 people since the beginning of the year, bringing the likely death toll of the ...

Iran may allow UN team to visit key military site
Iran's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday raised prospects that Tehran may allow inspectors from the U.N. nuclear agency to visit a military site where the ...
NATO condemns North Korea's nuclear test
NATO's governing body is harshly criticizing North Korea's recent nuclear test, calling it "irresponsible" and a flagrant violation of U.N.

North Korea apparently conducts third atomic test
North Korea apparently conducted a widely anticipated nuclear test Tuesday, strongly indicated by an "explosion-like" earthquake that monitoring ...