WORLD

A summit between U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could lead to a stronger economic partnership.

A court in Milan has convicted Italian intelligence officials of CIA-instigated torture and rendition during the war on terror. Will American participants pay as well?

Palestinians and Israeli settlers are compelled to live under the same roof. Mayhem ensues. It's not a reality show -- it's everyday life in a suburb of East Jerusalem.

In the dark world of Turkish political intrigue, a Kurdish hero may really be an agent of the hated Ankara government.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is still suffering complications caused by a lung infection he contracted in Cuba following cancer surgery.

The UN has continued to refuse to take responsibility for the cholera outbreak in Haiti.

China's Five-Year Plan shows a push toward increasing the nation's use of nuclear power, but that's not all China has planned for its rapidly developing nuclear reactors.

Teddy Turner is competing in an election in which other nominees include former Gov. Mark Sanford and Stephen Colbert's sister.

A statue honoring a World War II fascist war criminal in a small Italian town has drawn the ire of the grandson of Ethiopia's last emperor.

The Indian space agency will conduct a total of 10 space missions by November, at a cost of about $1.3 billion.

Areas in China with an inordinate amount of cancer patients, dubbed "cancer villages," are being recognized in a push to alleviate pollution.

Under Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, anyone convicted of having insulted Islam or the Prophet Muhammad could face execution.

Reports of the death of Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel boss Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman remain unconfirmed, but could indicate a fracturing of the country's most powerful drug trafficking organization if proven true.

To deal with the budget cuts resulting from the sequester, the National Park Service may reduce staff and close parks.

The body holds 40 members who are called immortels (immortals) since they hold their seats for life.

The FBI is having a problem with employees using their agency-issued phones for sexting during work hours.

The arrest of a Chinese general’s son on gang-rape charges has sparked outrage over the behavior of privileged children.

France’s fondness for equine meat dates back to the 18th century during the French Revolution.

At least 3 million people died from starvation and malnutrition during a famine in the Indian province of Bengal.

Why has the world's biggest military, the People's Liberation Army of China, been ordered to start eating its leftovers?

A war tribunal trying former Khmer Rouge leaders is being held up by funding problems, making a death a potential loophole for aging defendants.

With the sequestration deadline a week away, President Barack Obama called Republican congressional leaders Thursday to discuss the sharp cuts that loom over the government.

A new study of gun violence across the United States has confirmed that over 900 people have died in mass shootings over the past seven years.

Chuck Hagel’s fiercely resisted bid to become secretary of defense gained steam Thursday when Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, a senior conservative Republican, said he would vote for him.

A Fox News contributor has accused Qatar-based news organization Al Jazeera of attempting to “infiltrate” the United States and collaborating with supposed Muslim sleeper cells.

President Morales’ nationalization of three Spanish-owned airports this week has drawn strong criticism from Spain’s foreign ministry.

British left-wing MP George Galloway stormed out of a debate at Oxford yesterday, after he discovered his debate opponent was Israeli.

Republicans may worry the sequester may cause a backlash at the 2014 midterms, but Obama isn't immune from consequences either.

As Nigeria clamps down on the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, it's going after the Russians.