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Israel Announces Plan to Build New Settlements

Tensions between the Israelis and the Palestinians grew Tuesday as Israel announced plans for over 1,000 new housing units outside of boundaries established during the 1967 war.

World Tourism Day 2011: Linking Cultures

U.S. President Bill Clinton (R) shops for Haitian style bracelets while at Labadie resort near the northern city of Cap Haitian during his two day trip to promote tourism and industry in Haiti

Take the excuse of UN's World Tourism Day and explore a new culture today!

Pakistan turns to China as ties with U.S. suffer

Pakistan, facing a crisis in relations with the United States, appears to be seeking more support from powerful ally China.

Mumbai Slum Menaced by Stray Leopards

In Borivali, an informal settlement on the outskirts of Mumbai, leopards prowl the streets and alleys at night, eating stray dogs, chickens and livestock. The cats come into the area almost every evening, and locals have to keep their children indoors to protect them.

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speaks to the media as he stands next to the U.S. actor Sean Penn after their meeting at Miraflores Palace in Caracas

Actor Sean Penn Worked to Get Americans from Iran

U.S. actor Sean Penn engaged in attempts to secure the release of two Americans freed by Iran this week, flying to Venezuela to ask President Hugo Chavez to intervene with Iran's leader, a source close to the release process said on Friday.

Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas holds up a letter to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon requesting Palestinian statehood at the 66th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York

Mahmoud Abbas' United Nations Speech on Palestinian Statehood: Full Text Transcript

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on September 22 to make a plea for Palestinian statehood.

Syria's ambassador to IAEA Bassam Al-Sabbagh attends an IAEA board of governors meeting in Vienna

Arab States and Iran Demand Israel Reveal Details of Its Nuclear Weapons Program

Israel has never confirmed nor denied the existence of a nuclear weapons program

Pakistan Outraged Over Admiral Mullen’s Accusations of Terror Link

Mullen testified before a Senate panel that: The Haqqani network... acts as a veritable arm of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence Agency.

Diplomatic Immunity Cost New York City $17.2 Million in Unpaid Parking Tickets

Washington D.C. is owed $340,000

Ahmadinejad addresses the United Nations

Ahmadinejad United Nations Speech: 'U.S. Too Incompetent to Run World'

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's United Nations speech on Thursday angered a number of world leaders, especially the delegates from the United States, who walked out of the General Assembly while Ahmadinejad soliloquized.

U.S. President Barack Obama kisses first lady Michelle Obama after she introduced him to speak at a fund raiser in New York September 20, 2011

Michelle Obama Wears $42K Diamond Bracelets to DNC Fundraiser [PHOTOS]

Michelle Obama wore over $42,000 of diamond bracelets to a DNC fundraiser in New York while accompanying her husband on Tuesday night.

Ahmadinejad United Nations Speech: Full Text Transcript

Attacking the U.S., September 11, NATO and a number of other topics, Iran's President Ahmadinejad gave a long, controversial address to the United Nations. Full text reprinted here.

Denmark and Belgium ‘Second-Rate Powers’: UK’s Lord West

Insisting that the United Kingdom is still a top-tier military power, West decried the aforementioned European countries as “second rate.”

Palestine's U.N. Membership Hope in Shambles as Obama Vows to Use Veto

The determined efforts of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to push for United Nations membership met with the stiffest resistance Wednesday when U.S. President Barack Obama made it clear he will veto any resolution recommending UN membership to Palestine.

Obama to meet Palestinian leader amid U.N. crisis

President Barack Obama will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday to urge him to drop plans to ask the U.N. Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state despite U.S. and Israeli objections.

Obama Speech: Compromise Is the Key to an Enduring Middle East Peace

In a speech to the U.N. General Assembly, President Barack Obama said the Palestinian people deserve a state of their own, but this goal can only be achieved via direct talks with Israel.

Palestinians rally in Ramallah, West Bank in support of statehood bid at UN

Palestinians Rally in Support of UN Statehood Bid

The crowded streets of every major West Bank city indicates that many Palestinians are throwing their support behind the initiative.

Greenspan listens to opening statements as he testifies before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission hearing on Capitol Hill

BRIC Help for Euro Zone Has Echoes of 1998

The world's giant emerging economies have no magic wand to resolve the euro zone's debt problems, but a contribution to its stabilization could still prove powerful, help avert market panic and reap significant non-financial rewards.

American hikers Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal attend the first session of their trial in Tehran

Iran Frees U.S. Hikers: 'The Case is Over'

American hikers Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer have been released from prison in Iran, the U.S. State Department said Wednesday.

Iran's Release of U.S. Hikers Imminent, Lawyer Says

Iran is expected to free two American men convicted of espionage on bail Wednesday and turn them over to the Swiss Embassy in Tehran, their lawyer told Reuters.

Libya's NTC Claims Capture of Gadhafi Desert Stronghold

Libya will likely name a new government within 10 days, interim Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril said, raising hopes of political progress in the fractured country weeks after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas gestures during a PLO central committee meeting in Ramallah

Obama Will Appeal to Abbas to Drop Statehood Bid

President Barack Obama will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Wednesday to urge him to drop plans to ask the U.N. Security Council to recognize a Palestinian state despite U.S. and Israeli objections.

Libya gets UN welcome, pledges of support

Libya's new flag flew at the United Nations on Tuesday for the first time since Muammar Gaddafi's overthrow as U.S. President Barack Obama called for the last of the deposed leader's loyalists to stop fighting.

Wi Sung-lac, South Korea's nuclear envoy.

North and South Korea Nuclear Officials to Hold Rare Talks in China

As long ago as 2005, North Korea agreed to abandon its nuclear program in exchange for certain economic and political incentives

Rick Perry to Attack Obama on Israel

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry is preparing to give a speech that will criticize President Barack Obama's policies towards Israel and tie them to the Palestinian Authority's quest for United Nations membership.

UN General Assembly Backs Declaration to Fight Chronic Diseases

On Monday, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a declaration recognizing the economic and social burdens imposed by noncommunicable diseases, which are expected to cost the global economy $47 trillion by 2030.