Japan and North Korea are to hold their first governmental-level talk for the first time in four years on Aug. 29, the Japanese government announced.
Vivian Tsai
Aug 14, 2012
After the U.S. men’s basketball team won the gold at the 2012 Olympics, the American hockey team has a good chance to do the same in Russia in 2014. Here’s a look at the potential Team USA roster.
Anthony Riccobono
Aug 14, 2012
Russia’s deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov indicated that Assad’s departure is imminent.
Palash Ghosh
Aug 14, 2012
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 hit the Sea of Okhotsk, off Russia's eastern Pacific coast early Tuesday, but no casualties were reported, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Sreeja VN
Aug 14, 2012
Fillon did not promote a military adventure in Syria but strongly suggested Hollande find a way to resolve the crisis by negotiating with Russia.
Palash Ghosh
Aug 13, 2012
Leading members of the Group of 20 nations are prepared to trigger an emergency meeting to tackle soaring grain prices caused by the worst U.S. drought in half a century and poor crops from the Black Sea bread basket.
Joseph Lazzaro
Aug 13, 2012
British musicians The Who, One Direction and the Spice Girls highlighted the 2012 Olympic closing ceremony. Here are some pictures from the last night in London.
Anthony Riccobono
Aug 13, 2012
The U.S. won a total of 104 medals -- the most of any country at the London Summer Olympics -- including 46 gold, 29 silver and 29 bronze. China was second, with 88 medals, while Great Britain was third, with 65. The games ended Sunday.
Sreeja VN
Aug 13, 2012
Kevin Durant and LeBron James were on their game on Sunday against Spain.
Bobby Ilich
Aug 12, 2012
While the London 2012 Olympic Games closing ceremony has yet to air, all the athletic competitions were completed Sunday by about 1 p.m. EDT, allowing for a final medal count. Read on to see which countries came out ahead this year.
Eric Brown
Aug 12, 2012
The Arab League has indefinitely postponed a meeting to discuss the Syria crisis, suspending the effort to find a replacement for former United Nations envoy Kofi Annan.
Jeremy White
Aug 12, 2012
It was the second-to-last day of the Olympics, and it was an eventful one.
Bobby Ilich
Aug 11, 2012
The men's basketball team earned a trip to the gold-medal match.
Bobby Ilich
Aug 10, 2012
The U.S. Department of Agriculture slashed its corn-yield forecast for the year as the Food and Agriculture Organization warns of a potential repeat of the 2007-08 global food crisis.
Angelo Young
Aug 10, 2012
The speed of broadband connections is steadily on the rise, Akamai's Q1 2012 "State of the Internet" report has stated. The broadband speed is now 2.6 Mbps in comparison to 2.3 Mbps registered last quarter.
Valli Meenakshi Ramanathan
Aug 10, 2012
The Renault-Nissan Alliance headed by superstar CEO Carlos Ghosn is hoping to beat the crowds in the nascent African automotive market with the largest assembly plant on the continent.
Benjamin Reeves
Aug 10, 2012
A global hike in food prices last month due to unfavorable weather conditions, compounded by exporting nations placing restrictions and importing nations stockpiling due to concerns over the grain price rally, could lead to a food crisis along the lines of the one that happened in 2007-08, the U.N.'s food agency warned Thursday.
Amrutha Gayathri
Aug 10, 2012
Thursday was another eventful day in London.
Bobby Ilich
Aug 09, 2012
Claressa Shields and Marlen Esparza medaled at the 2012 London Olympics for the U.S.
Anthony Riccobono
Aug 09, 2012
A horrific drug known as krokodil has nearly become an epidemic in Russia -- it rots the flesh off its abusers turning them into real-life zombies. The world is getting a look at a substance that transforms healthy individuals into the "walking dead."
Maria Vultaggio
Aug 09, 2012
Maybe you’ve heard the accusations that the opening ceremony was a leftist propaganda campaign. That’s all true, but it goes far deeper than that.
Elisha Maldonado
Aug 09, 2012
After Russia’s disappointing showing at the London Olympics comes more bad news for Vladimir Putin’s.
Julia Pettengill
Aug 09, 2012
