The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution urging Sri Lanka to investigate possible war crimes that may have been committed by both sides of the island nation's 26-year civil war.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 22, 2012
Anonymous Hispano, the Mexican branch of the online hacktivist collective based in Latin America lay siege to two Mexican websites on Tue, March 20 in protest of Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming visit in an cyber-operation referred to as #opFariseo (hypocrite) on Twitter. The hackers succeeded in temporarily knocking the websites offline and defacing them with their own message: Hacked system. The POPE is not welcome, out out!!!!!
Jacob Kleinman
Mar 21, 2012
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley might be a supermodel known for her stunning good looks, but her wardrobe is not half-bad either.
Cavan Sieczkowski
Mar 19, 2012
They are determined to continue with the occupation as a form of protest against the Cuban government.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 15, 2012
The longest- and oldest aircraft carrier in the U.S. fleet, the USS Enterprise, has set sail on its last voyage. The first nuclear-powered aircraft career, which made its film debut in the film “Top Gun,” left Norfolk, Va. approximately 12 p.m. Sunday.
Michael Billera
Mar 12, 2012
The U.S. Energy Information Administration believes there are 4 billion barrels of proven reserves of oil within U.S. waters of the Gulf of Mexico and more than 12,000 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
Pierre Bertrand
Mar 06, 2012
Rep. Donald Payne (D-N.J.), a former chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus as well as New Jersey’s first African-American representative, died Tuesday of colon cancer.
David Zielenziger
Mar 06, 2012
Show Girls star Elizabeth Berkley is pregnant and is expecting her first baby with husband Greg Lauren.
Akansha Srivastava
Mar 06, 2012
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez confirmed this weekend that he had suffered a recurrence of cancer, saying he would need radiotherapy treatment after the removal of another tumor even though there was no evidence of metastasis.
Eric Linton
Mar 04, 2012
Defeated Syrian rebels left their shattered stronghold in the city of Homs Thursday after a bloody 26-day army siege aimed at crushing a symbol of the year-long revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.
Eric Linton
Mar 01, 2012
Gas prices have risen to above $4 per gallon in many parts of the United States, sending economists into a tizzy about its impact on consumer spending, consumer confidence and the effects it will have on the housing market.
Daniel Tovrov
Mar 01, 2012
Defeated Syrian rebels left their shattered stronghold in Homs on Thursday after a bloody 26-day army siege aimed at crushing a symbol of the year-long revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.
Raymond Ronamai
Mar 01, 2012
Almost all the fighters battling Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's forces withdrew from their stronghold in the Baba Amro district of the city, leaving behind comrades to cover their retreat.
Oliver Tree
Mar 01, 2012
Angela Castro, older sister to Fidel and Raul Castro, died in Havana on Wednesday at the age of 88.
Jonathan Davis
Feb 29, 2012
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is said to be recovering successfully after a Monday operation.
Jonathan Davis
Feb 29, 2012
Spanish oil company Repsol, which started deep-water oil exploration off Cuba this month, is still battling a well blowout that took place almost two weeks ago in Alaska's North Slope.
Pierre Bertrand
Feb 27, 2012
Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor (and Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress are some of the most-anticipated awards that will be given out tonight at Oscars 2012. But the differences between these two categories are not always entirely clear. This article helps you understand what the difference is.
Connor Adams Sheets
Feb 26, 2012
Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, will fly to Cuba this Friday in preparation for the surgery he will undergo next week. Chavez has a recurring growth in his pelvic region. He was operated on in the same area last year in June when he was diagnosed with cancer.
Esther Tran Le
Feb 24, 2012
Venezuela's ailing socialist leader, Hugo Chavez, will fly to Cuba on Friday for an unknown period to undergo new cancer surgery that has shaken the South American nation before an October presidential election.
Joseph Lazzaro
Feb 23, 2012
Ron Paul is used to receiving passionate reactions from the audience when he talks about Iran and foreign policy at Republican debates, and it was no different in Arizona Wednesday night.
Sara Dover
Feb 23, 2012
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney, Texas Rep. Ron Paul and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich face off tonight in Arizona for their last primary debate before Super Tuesday. Click here for live coverage of the debate, hosted by CNN, with minute-by-minute updates.
Melanie Jones
Feb 22, 2012
President Hugo Chavez told Venezuelans Tuesday that a cancerous tumor has probably repapered and that he was doubtful if he still had the energy to run a successful re-election race, dropping hints for the first time that his reign at the front row of Latin American politics might be near its end.
Jijo Jacob
Feb 22, 2012