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Google Maps Stays Neutral In Persian/Arabian Gulf-Naming Dispute

Iranians and Arabs fiercely disagree over what to call the Gulf between them, leading Google to leave the body of water nameless.

May 04, 2012

An aerial view during a media tour by oil company Shell shows locally built barges surrounded by the runoff from crude oil at an illegal oil refining site along the Imo river near Nigeria's oil hub city of Port Harcourt

Shell Shuts Down Nigerian Pipeline Citing Rampant Theft

Royal Dutch Shell has shut down the Nembe Creek Trunkline to repair theft-related damage, deferring some 60,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

May 04, 2012

News Corporation Chief Executive and Chairman, Rupert Murdoch, leaves after giving evidence for the second day at the Leveson Inquiry at the High Court in London

News Corp. Board Defends Murdoch After Critical Parliamentary Report

News Corp. board announced 'full confidence' in Murdoch's leadership in response to a Parliamentary rebuke.

May 02, 2012

Cardinal Sean Brady speaks to members of the media outside Armagh cathedral in northern Ireland

Head Of Irish Catholic Church Will Not Resign Over Sex Abuse Scandal

Cardinal Sean Brady did not act upon his knowledge to stop the sexual abuse of children after a 1975 church investigation.

May 02, 2012

Eritrean President Afwerki during a 2008 interview in Asmara, the capital

Eritrea Denies Rumors Its President Is Dead

Eritrea's government denounces the U.S. C.I.A. and its outlawed opposition groups for spreading 'lies' that claim President Isaias Afwerki is dead.

Apr 27, 2012

Former Ukrainian PM Tymoshenko shows what she claims an injury in the Kachanivska prison in Kharkiv

Former Ukraine PM Tymoshenko's Health Reportedly Failing In Prison

Jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko continues a hunger strike to protest prison abuse while doctors say she also suffers from a chronic back condition that is unable to be treated in Ukraine.

Apr 27, 2012

Military Gets Three Key Posts in New Mali Government

Three military representatives close to the coup that toppled Mali's democratically-elected government gained key security position in new government.

Apr 25, 2012

People attend the 9th Conference of the Muslim Brotherhood in Benghazi last year

Libya Bans Religious, Tribal, Ethnic Political Parties

The Libyan National Transitional Council bans religious political parties before elections in June, angering the Muslim Brotherhood

Apr 25, 2012

Greek Governor of the National Bank Giorgos Provopoulos in March

Greece Stops Paying Benefits To Fraudsters; Central Bank Chief Touts Austerity

Greece will no longer pay benefits to 200,000 fraudsters and dead pensioners; Greek central-bank governor warns of departure from euro zone if budget cuts are not followed

Apr 25, 2012

Pakistan Plane Crash: India Reaches Out

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh offered his condolences to his Pakistani counterpart, Syed Yusuf Raza Gillani, following Friday's deadly plane crash.

Apr 20, 2012

Supporters of Mali's junta participate in a demonstration against regional bloc ECOWAS at the international airport of Bamako

Ousted Mali President Escapes To Senegal; Prisoners Released

Ex-president Amadou Toumani Toure arrived in Senegal Thursday night as the release of his associates eased political tensions

Apr 20, 2012

Pakistan's Army Chief General Kayani speaks to the media in Skardu, northen Pakistan after visiting the site of an avalanche in Gayari camp near the Siachen glacier

Pakistan Army Chief Calls For Kashmir Glacier Troop Withdrawal After Deadly Avalanche

General Ashfaq Kayani, head of Pakistan's military, calls for India and Pakistan to end occupation of the world's highest battlefield

Apr 18, 2012

Senator Daniel Akaka speaking at the National Congress of American Indians

Akaka's Retirement: Native Hawaiians To Lose Advocate In Washington

Senator Daniel Akaka's retirement jeopardizes the fight to grant Native Hawaiians federal recognition

Apr 18, 2012

Spain's King Juan Carlos leaves the hospital after being discharged in Madrid

Spanish King Apologizes For Botswana Hunting Trip

King Juan Carlos of Spain issued an unprecedented apology for going on safari while Spain's economy struggles

Apr 18, 2012

Mali's ex-President Amadou Toumani Toure at the presidential palace in Bamako in 2010

Ousted Mali President At Senegal’s Embassy in Bamako

Former Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure was ousted last month following a military coup

Apr 18, 2012

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and Defense Minister Muhammad Hussein during a Popular Defense Force rally in Khartoum in March

Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir Pledges To 'Liberate' South Sudan

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced he will 'liberate' South Sudan during a political rally Wednesday as clashes along the border intensify.

Apr 18, 2012

Supporters of Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) take part in a rally in support of South Sudan taking control of the Heglig oil field, in Juba

Sudan Will Be Dominant Topic At First-Ever African Security Summit

The growing conflict between Sudan and South Sudan will likely dominate the first annual Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa

Apr 13, 2012

File photo of the Jyllands-Postens House in Copenhagen

Four Deny Plotting Danish Newspaper Attack

Four men are on trial for alleged plans to attack a Danish newspaper that published cartoons of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad

Apr 13, 2012

Artist and activist Ai Weiwei is a staunch critic of the Chinese government

Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei Ordered To Stop Web Broadcasting

Dissident artist Ai Weiwei's self-broadcasting webpage is taken down just days after its launch

Apr 04, 2012

Richard Descoings with French President Nicolas Sarkozy in 2009

Leading French Academic Found Dead In New York Hotel

The body of French scholar Richard Descoings was found in a New York hotel on Tuesday. Police say there is no evidence of foul play

Apr 04, 2012

Policemen Jorge Trujillo Solarte and Carlos Jose Duarte, who were part of group of hostages freed after being held for more than a decade by FARC rebels, attend a news conference in Bogota

Freed Colombian FARC Hostages Discuss Their Ordeal

After being held by rebels for more than a decade in the Colombian jungle, the former hostages gave accounts of their captivity

Apr 04, 2012

The construction site of the scrapped Belene nuclear power plant

Bulgaria Shelves Belene Nuclear Plant Plans

Bulgaria cites a lack of funding for not pursuing a planned nuclear power plant at Belene

Mar 28, 2012

North Korea relies on food aid to feed its population

U.S. Scraps Food Aid As North Korea Plans Missile Launch

In light of a planned missile launch, U.S. defense officials announced the suspension of food aid to North Korea

Mar 28, 2012

Most Dangerous Cities In The U.S. (SLIDESHOW)

America's most dangerous cities struggle to overcome a deadly combination of social and economic woes

Mar 28, 2012

Supporters listen to pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's speech at Kachin National Manu park

Myanmar Delays Elections In Tumultuous Kachin State

Before a much anticipated election, Burmese state television announced Friday it will postpone voting in three Kachin state districts

Mar 23, 2012

Malian soldiers and security forces gather at the offices of the state radio and television broadcaster after announcing a coup d'etat in the capital Bamako

Mali Coup Leader Promises Elections

The leader of the three-day-old coup in Mali says he will step down and schedule elections once security is established in the country.

Mar 23, 2012

Red Cross Demands Syria Allow Aid Convoy to Reach Baba Amr

The International Committee of the Red Cross calls Syria's actions to block much needed aid to Homs district unacceptable.

Mar 02, 2012

Blindfolded members of Lashkar-e-Islam presented to the media by paramilitary in Jamdrud in August 2008

Suicide Attack on Militant Group Kills 20 in Northwest Pakistan

An apparent Taliban attack on members of the Lashkar-e-Islam group leaves at least 20 dead. The incident follows a clash between Lashkar-e-Islam and the military that killed 33 people.

Mar 02, 2012