Unemployment Plagues Spain, Bankers Ordered To Return Bonuses
One in four people in Spain are unemployed as its economic recession deepens and its government implements more austerity measures.
Indian Foreign Minister Krishna Suddenly Quits: Too Old Or Too Corrupt?
Foreign Minister S.M. Krishna has stepped down, indicating an outflow of aging officials from India's cabinet.
Mystery Killing Of ExxonMobil Executive: Robbery Or Assassination?
Nicholas Mockford, ExxonMobil Brussels exec, was shot dead about 2 weeks ago in an apparent robbery attempt, but things look very fishy.
Sectarian Violence Re-Ignites In Western Myanmar
More violence has broken out in western Myanmar as tensions escalate between the Muslim Rohingya and Buddhist Rakhine communities.
Malala's Father Vows Family Will Return Home Despite Taliban Threats
The father of the Pakistani teenage activist blogger Malala Yousufzai, shot by the Taliban, said she is recovering and vowed to return home.
Skepticism Surrounds Syrian Cease-fire Agreement
The Syrian army has agreed to observe a four-day cease-fire, starting Friday. Past agreements have proved unsuccessful, however.
Chinese Police Offer Rewards To Stop Tibetan Self-Immolations
Chinese authorities are offering rewards for information that may curb the increasing wave of self-immolations among ethnic Tibetans opposed to Chinese rule in their homeland.
Rigged Ukraine Elections Will Install Dictatorship: Tymoshenko's Daughter
The daughter of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has warned that upcoming elections will be rigged and legitimize a dictatorship under President Viktor Yanukovych.
Hungary: 56th Anniversary Of 1956 Revolt Against Soviet Union
Anti-government protests marked the 56th anniversary of Hungary's failed 1956 revolution against the Soviet Union raising echoes of an overreach of government power.
Uruguay Aims to Become World's First 'Marijuana Republic'
Uruguayan President Jose Mujica has a sent a bill to parliament that would legalize the production and sale of marijuana under a state monopoly.
Nigeria Detains Russian Crew On Boat Carrying Arms
Nigeria has detained 15 Russian crew members of a vessel that was carrying arms and ammunition.
Low-Wage Factory Jobs In Haiti Not 'Perfect' But A Start For Recovery, Clinton Says
The U.S. has invested $124 million in an industrial park in Haiti as part of a project to create local jobs, attract foreign investment and rehabilitate the economy.
Fidel Castro In Near-Vegetative State After Stroke, Doctor Says
Fidel Castro has reportedly suffered a stroke and is in a near-vegetative state, fueling speculation that the former Cuban leader's health had rapidly declined and is near death.
Guns And Olive Branches: Colombia's Farc Rebels Sit Down For PeaceTalks But Reject Disarmament
The Colombian government and the leftist Farc rebels have begun peace talks in Norway in a bid to end 50 years of armed conflict.
Honoring War Criminals: China, South Korea Harbor Bad Feelings For Japan's Yasukuni Shrine
Japan's main opposition leader Shinzo Abe has irked China and South Korea by visiting a shrine honoring convicted war criminals. The brouhaha could embroil the U.S., as well
Tricked Into Slavery: UK Sees Rise In Human Trafficking
The British government has reported a rise in human trafficking, particularly from East and Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa.
Rape Charges Inflame Okinawan Anger Over US Military Presence
Two U.S. servicemen have been arrested on charges of raping a Japanese woman in Okinawa, where the U.S. has a large military presence. Local residents have responded with protests calling for a reduction in U.S. troops there.
Spain Cracks Down On Chinese Criminal Gang
Spanish police launched an operation against a Chinese gang in Madrid that had been laundering hundreds of millions of dollars made from evading import duties, prostitution and extortion.
Ri Sol-ju 'Missing': Is North Korea's First Lady Blacklisted Or Just Pregnant?
Ri Ju-sol has not been seen for 40 days, fueling rumors she was blacklisted by leadership for her unconventional dress or that she has receded from public view to carry her pregnancy to term.
Malala Yousafzai: Pakistan Places $1M Bounty On Taliban Official
The Pakistani government has placed a $1 million bounty for a Taliban official who claimed responsibility for the attack on Malala Yousafzai, a teenage girl who criticized the radical Muslim group in her blog.
Give Iran Sanctions Time, UK PM Says
UK Prime Minister David Cameron has called for restraint from Israel, imploring the country not to take any military action against Iran and to allow time for the sanctions targeting its nuclear program to work.
Cubans Free To Travel, Except Doctors And Dissidents
The Cuban government is lifting travel restrictions for most of its citizens, indicating a shift away from its Cold War mentality.
Phillipines And Muslim Rebels Sign Peace Deal For Autonomous Region
The government of the Philippines has signed a peace deal the country's largest Muslim rebel group to establish an semi-autonomous region on the island of Mindanao in exchange for disarmament.
Brazil Flushes Out Drug Gangs In Rio's Slums
Brazilian security forces are undertaking a campaign to clean up Rio de Janeiro's most crime-ridden neighborhoods ahead of the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
Haiti's Poor Want President Out Over Rising Living Costs
Thousands of protesters in Haiti have called for President Michel Martelly's resignation amid rising living costs and accusations of government corruption.
Terrorist Group Behind Bali Bombing Weakened, But Others Arise
Oct. 12 marks the 10th anniversary of a terrorist attack in Bali that killed 202 people. Although the group responsible has lost influence, similar ones continue to form.
MS-13: How A Street Gang From LA Went International
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has designated the MS-13 gang a "transnational criminal organization" in order to target the group's financial assets, which flow back to its leadership in El Salvador.
Nicolas Maduro: From Bus Driver To Venezuela's New Vice President
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has appointed his foreign minister Nicolas Maduro as his new vice president. Maduro's career began as a bus driver, then he rose as a labor leader and politician.
Hunger Easing Faster In Sub-Saharan Africa Than In South Asia
Global hunger levels have generally been decreasing, though they remain high in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and could get worse amid increasing scarcity of natural resources.
Chevron Still Won't Bow To $19B Court Decision In Ecuador Pollution Case
Chevron says it still won't cough up the $19 billion demanded by plaintiffs in an Ecuadorean court case involving decades of pollution in the Amazon rainforest.
