President Barack Obama addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress in a few hours seeking support from Democratic and Republican lawmakers and the ...
Aid groups say thousands of Japanese families are living under the poverty line. For many that means they cannot afford to put food on their tables. O...
A leading Israeli human rights group says most of the people killed in Israel's offensive in Gaza eight months ago were civilians - many of them child...
Leaders of 15 southern African states are have concluded a two-day summit in the Democratic Republic of Congo, expressing support for efforts to media...
A senior leader of South Sudan's ruling party says its suspicions of foul play on the part of the North have been confirmed by a new report that finds...
China says it will sell $880 million worth of yuan-denominated bonds in Hong Kong, in what analysts say is a first step toward widening the use of the...
Nearly 600,000 West Africans are affected by floods, following three months of rain. The unusually heavy rainy season is expected to continue through ...
A new school year in the United States has begun with a touch of controversy. It surrounds a welcome back speech to students from President Barack Oba...
For the first time since the August 20 presidential election in Afghanistan, the preliminary vote totals now show incumbent Hamid Karzai with a percen...
South Korea and the United States are wrapping up senior diplomatic talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons with a show of unity. They say a six-nation...
