Senate confirmation hearings begin July 13 for Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's choice for the U.S. Supreme Court. Experts say that Sot...
At least six people have been killed in fighting between Islamist militants and government forces north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Since insurg...
The Pakistani army says it has been ordered by the government to begin military operations against al-Qaida-linked Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud, bu...
U.S. President Barack Obama said North Korea's nuclear program poses a grave threat to the world. Mr. Obama and visiting South Korean President Lee My...
U.S. President Barack Obama is continuing to call for an end to post-election violence in Iran. He said he does not want to intervene in the election ...
The Obama administration's special envoy for Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, George Mitchell, indicated on Tuesday that an agreement on new peace tal...
In South Africa, about 50,000 football fans Sunday packed a stadium in Johannesburg to celebrate the opening of the Confederations Cup. Millions more ...
The United Nations is helping modernize telecommunications for health workers in West Africa so they can better access information about disease and c...
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has departed for the United States, where he plans to meet with President Obama. Security issues related to the N...
Cambodia's U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal has ruled a former Khmer Rouge torture chief now on trial was detained unlawfully by the military and would...
