John Kerry is just one in a long line of high-profile officials to make an unannounced visit to Afghanistan during the war.
Several Arab governments have been colluding with the CIA since early 2012 to smuggle guns into Syria.
Russia is dissatisfied with the Cyprus bailout, which resulted in a tax on larger bank deposits, many of which are held by Russian businesses.
A large crowd protesting gay marriage suggests that the Catholic Church and social conservatives are alive and well in France.
The new president of China's first visit to another continent is to Africa. The country: resource-rich Tanzania.
Karl Rove said he could see a Republican candidate supporting gay marriage in the next presidential election on ABC's "This Week" during a discussion on support for the issue from the judges that currently represent the Supreme Court.
The latest North Korean propaganda film depicts an airborne invasion of South Korea and the "defeat" of U.S. forces and their allies.
The Saudi government issued a stern warning on Monday to any of its citizens with an itch to go fight in Syria: Don't do it.
Mugabe has ruled, or co-ruled, Zimbabwe since 1980.
Most Americans don't think the government should use drones against its citizens in the U.S. or abroad -- even if they are suspected terrorists.
Ex-Presisdent Musharraf will ultimately have to face some very serious charges, including conspiracy to murder.
Sectarian clashes in Myanmar spread to at least two towns over the weekend despite a state of emergency.
Colonel Riad Al-Asaad, the founder of the Free Syrian Army, is undergoing treatment in Turkey after he was injured in a bomb explosion, Sunday.
The U.S. officially handed over the last detention facility to the Afghan government in a transfer ceremony Monday.
The United States and South Korea signed a new military pact that would help the allies launch counter measures against North.
In a landmark decision, Hong Kong’s apex court ruled Monday that foreign domestic workers were not eligible for permanent residency.
Here is the full text of the Eurogroup Statement on Cyprus, as issued in Brussels early Monday.
The circumstances surrounding the sudden death of Russian ex-billionaire and Kremlin critic Boris Berezovsky remain mysterious.
John Kerry made a surprise visit to Iraq to convince the government to enforce stricter searches on Iranian planes carrying weapons to Syria.
Israel Defense Forces fired into Syria early Sunday morning in response to gunfire from Syrian government forces.
Islamist rebels who attacked the northern Malian town of Gao were repelled after fierce fighting Saturday.
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf returned to his homeland Sunday, ending his long self-exile.
Rebels in the Central African Republic have entered the capital Bangui, witnesses say.
A medical council backs legalizing first-trimester abortions, saying it would save hundreds of thousands who die from illegal abortions every year.
Exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky has been found dead at his home in England, a possible suicide.
It seems that every week North Korea is threatening the United States with nuclear strikes. How seriously should this be taken?
The Senate's first budget in four years promises $1 trillion in taxes. But Congress is still far from agreement.
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt visited Myanmar, or Burma, this week. But is the repressive country ready to get connected?
The death toll from a fire that swept through a camp in northern Thailand also destroyed hundreds of homes.
Canada is anticipating a vast increase in oil production as it continues to expand development of the tar sands in Alberta.