Celebrated American war reporter Marie Covlin died in a shelling attack in Syria on Wednesday. Known for her ardent willingness to report from the front lines for Britain's Sunday Times, the 55-year-old reporter had covered conflicts in dangerous war zones. Colvin was killed when a shell attack hit a Syrian army building that had been turned into an impromptu press center in the Baba Amr area of the besieged city of Homs, Syria. Take a look at her last dispatches from Syria.
The Parchin locale is believed to have been the site of nuclear testing in recent years.
The International Telecommunication Union could pass new anti-Internet regulations by the end of the year, threatening new controls to stifle free speech. Starting at the end of February, Russia, China and many other countries will gather representatives in Geneva, Switzerland, to re-work a 1988 decision that has given rise to the open Internet many around the world have greatly benefited from.
With the situation in Syrian continually worsening, the United Nations is still trying to select who will serve as a special envoy to the county.
Police in Lille are holding the former banker after prostitutes said they had had sex with Strauss-Kahn during 2010 and 2011 in a string of luxury hotels in Pairs and Washington D.C.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief is being questioned today by French police for his involvement in a prostitution ring. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief is being questioned today by French police for his involvement in a prostitution ring.
The rebel spokesman added that the captured men are safe, but did not disclose their exact location.
Arming Syrian dissidents who are battling a brutal government assault would help to safeguard America's interests in the Middle East, two U.S. senators said.
The People's Daily also warned that in the event of a civil war in Syria, foreign military intervention will likely be required.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel bowed to pressure Sunday and agreed to dupport popular opposition candidate Joachim Gauck to become president, averting a political fight that might have distracted her government from solving the euro zone crisis.
Amnesty International describes the situation in northern Mali as the country’s worst crisis in two decades.
The government of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez is emerging as a rare supplier of diesel to Syria, potentially helping the government of the Middle Eastern country's Bashar al-Assad fuel its military in the midst of a bloody crackdown on civilian protests and undermining Western sanctions.
Iran is clearly trying to develop nuclear-weapons capability -- and if it succeeds, then it will set off a dangerous round of nuclear proliferation across the Middle East -- British Foreign Secretary William Hague said in an interview published on Saturday.
Newt Gingrich says any TV station that airs an ad from rival Republican Mitt Romney's super PAC claiming the ex-House speaker backed China's controversial one child policy will be sued, according to Politico.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is treating Iran's letter about restarting nuclear talks with caution, but noted Iran's response was “the one we have been waiting for.”
Renowned and respected, Anthony Shadid of the New York Times died on Thursday of an asthma attack in Syria. The entire journalism community mourns his death, remembering him for his accurate and moving stories on the Middle East and the peoples' suffering in the region.
Syrian government forces continue to shell opposition protestors in the city of Homs on Friday. Activists in the city are calling the assault the heaviest in weeks.
The 193-nation U.N. General Assembly ratcheted up the pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday by overwhelmingly approving a resolution that endorses an Arab League plan calling for him to step aside.
According to an internal Honduran government report obtained by the Associated Press, more than half of the 856 prisoners at Comayagua farm jail had never been formally charged with a crime.
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Thursday Iran's announcement of new nuclear achievements was exaggerated and meant to fend off action against the Islamic republic.
Xi Jinping defended China's human rights record during his meeting with President Barack Obama on Wednesday. The Chinese Vice President admitted that his country could do more in the area, but added that the United States should respect China's human rights developments.
President Barack Obama has the chance to change world economic development when he selects the next President of the World Bank, the outgrowth of World War II-era plans to use rich counties to spearhead economic growth.
