Violence in Xinjiang has killed nearly 400 people in the last 20 months as Beijing continues claims that the attackers come from outside China.
Gov. Jay Nixon is asking for more money for the National Guard and state Highway Patrol to deal with the situation in Ferguson.
Fresh overnight clashes near the Syrian border town of Kobani on Saturday have killed nearly 30 people, including over 20 ISIS militants.
Almost 900 demonstrators were killed in clashes with police during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011 that forced Hosni Mubarak to resign.
Separatists and the organizations behind rebel elections in east Ukraine will be hit with asset freezes and travel bans.
This was the second-largest drugs bust in the country and the police seized over 4,000 pounds of ecstasy and more than 2,000 pounds of meth.
Stores in Ferguson, Mo., and other parts of the U.S. were forced to shut down Black Friday as tensions escalated.
The country cited Western critics of North Korean defectors to back up its rebuttal of a United Nations report alleging mass human-rights abuses.
The country's foreign minister suggested providing "economic incentives" to Arab-Israelis willing to move to a future Palestinian state.
Australia’s highest court is hearing a test case challenging the government’s right to intercept asylum seekers’ boats outside its waters.
Save The Children caused outrage in Britain, after it gave an award to the former prime minister, who took the U.K. into the Iraq war.
The sudden surge in background checks puts a strain on the FBI.
A mosque bombing is the latest atrocity in a terror campaign that has killed hundreds in Nigeria in recent weeks.
Although the Austin shooter’s motive has not been determined, officials suspect anti-government sentiments played a role.
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at Macy’s in Manhattan as part of a nationwide effort to boycott Black Friday over the Ferguson decision.
Tony Blair's controversial Save The Children Global Legacy Award has caused uproar in the public and scorn from the current prime minister.
The successful test is part of an ambitious military modernization program.
The U.N. torture committee cited several examples in the U.S. of "excessive use of force by law enforcement" against minorities.
At least five were killed in the aftermath of Egyptian protests, which were put down by government security forces.
After a close vote in Finland's parliament, gay marriage was finally legalized.
A series of bomb blasts targeted one of Nigeria's biggest mosques on Friday with many thought to be dead.
Authorities had reportedly arrested 107 members of the Islamist Muslim Brotherhood group ahead of a planned protest on Friday.
Russia will reportedly test a new ballistic missile next month and is also said to be considering reviving Soviet-era nuclear missile trains.
According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, over 500 civilians have been killed in government airstrikes since Oct. 20.
India's CBI said that the two teens, who were found hanging from a tree in May, committed suicide and were not gang-raped or murdered.
While the Russian defense ministry announced its navy was holding drills in the Channel, the French navy denied the claim.
At least 40 Indian nationals, most of whom are construction workers, have been missing in Iraq since June.
On Thanksgiving Day, Ferguson residents shared turkey with the National Guard and helped clean up debris from days of protests.
Obama's pledge to double power generation in Africa within five years looked highly ambitious from the start.
About 14 million vehicles have so far been recalled globally due to problems linked to air bags manufactured by Takata.