LIBYA

The British Parliament confirmed on Thursday that members of the country's Royal Air Force operated drones in Libya during 2011.

Does the British hierarchy think Romney will be "their man" in Washington this time next year? Is Whitehall hoping to make good the "special relationship" that has become a little tired under Obama?

Thirty years ago (ironically, about the same time Mubarak seized power in Egypt), the Taiwanese initiated the path towards forming a democratic state.

Britain has contingency plans to send a powerful fleet to Syria; France may even send an aircraft carrier; Russia is sending 11 ships; and then there are the Americans. Are they all there just to bring back any evacuated civilians?

Republicans torpedo a treaty in the Senate, and the U.S. remains outside the bounds of a major international maritime agreement. Together with a few unsavory names

As Damascus and other parts of Syria convulse in clashes and violence, one must wonder where Assad is and where can he go should he be able to flee the country.

Mandela's achievements were monumental, but some of his tactics and alliances were more questionable than others.

Jordan has taken all necessary measures to defend itself from a possible chemical weapons attack by its neighbor Syria, which is believed to have one of the biggest stockpiles in the world.

Closely following earlier reports that Syria had started moving some parts of its huge stockpile of chemical weapons out of storage, the most senior Syrian official to defect to the opposition has said that the Syrian regime will not hesitate to use chemical weapons in a last-ditch effort at survival.

A new base for Al Qaeda has emerged in the heart of the African Sahel, where no state army has yet been able to contest its presence.

Assad also specifically singled out the U.S., Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey of supporting the ?terrorists? who are seeking his overthrow.

On Sunday, Sen. John McCain criticized the Obama administration for its failure to take decisive action against the Syrian regime.

As Libyans celebrated their first free national election in 60 years on Sunday, a liberal alliance led by a former rebel leader said its unofficial preliminary returns showed it was in the lead.

Saleh Darhoub, a spokesman for the National Transitional Council, described the attackers as enemies of the revolution and said the incident will not halt the elections.

Orders for dozens of fighter jets worth as much as $200 million each don't happen often. When they do, manufacturers fight tooth and claw, and that's just what's happening in South Korea.

The current situation in Libya means that there is no clear best choice for Libya's 2.7 million registered voters.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says the anti-government protests in his country are not comparable to the Arab Spring protests elsewhere, and that it's not people, but terrorists, who want to oust him from power.

As Libya prepares for a June 7 national vote, violence shows that the sectarian divisions in the country are a serious problem.

How powerful is the Syrian military? How do Western nations stack up against it? And would it be wise to intervene in the first place?

The 54-cent decline in the average price of gasoline over the last 3 months should add approximately $54 billion of incremental income to U.S. consumers.

What is so special about the term civil war, and why are governments, media and analysts shying away from openly using that label to describe what's happening in Syria?