WORLD

Veteran Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., became the first candidate to declare for Sen. John Kerry’s seat Thursday.

The new Japanese government vows to reconsider the old administration's promise to phase out nuclear energy.

This is not the first time Bhattacharyya faced labor unrest.

Sen. Harry Reid says the nation is headed for the cliff, but Sen. Mitch McConnell's actions may have the final say.

Svoboda gained more than 10 percent of the electorate in parliamentary elections, entering the legislature for the first time ever.

Syria's chemical weapons continue to cause world leaders great consternation, with leaders saying use of which would cross several red lines.

Bilawal vowed to continue his mother’s stated aims to solidify democracy in Pakistan

An Australian professor thinks that China/Japan island tension in the South China Sea (pictured) will eventually spark a war.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie surprised many by naming Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz.

A horrific shooting in Connecticut changes the terms of the debate.

After months of a media blackout, Shin Bet revealed they arrested ten men for a terrorist plot in Ramallah

Mandela last appeared in public in 2010 when South Africa hosted the World Cup

UNICEF released a statement scolding Russia for banning U.S. citizens from adopting Russian children.

Beijing and a city just two hours north of the capital will jointly bid to co-host the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Demographers expect Germany’s current population of 82 million to fall to about 69 million by 2050.

The GOP majority's determination to shield millionaires at all costs may push John Boehner off a cliff, too.

“Meet the Press” moderator David Gregory sparked a police investigation over his use of a prop -– what he said was a 30-round magazine -– during his grilling of National Rifle Association President Wayne LaPierre on Sunday.

Iran is flexing its military muscle in front of its enemies -- the oil-rich Arabian Gulf monarchies.

Assad's head of the military police defected on Wednesday, the latest turn in the Syrian President's downward spiral.

Media images of starvation, they claimed, are "depressing, manipulative and hopeless.”

Ex-President George H.W. Bush has a persistent fever and has been put on an all-liquid diet.

The Muslim Brotherhood played a crafty game in coming to power in Egypt after years of being suppressed.

Climate change reared its head more than ever in 2012. Here are the year's top five warning signs of environmental collapse.

David Gregory is being investigated by Metropolitan Police in D.C. for displaying a 30-round magazine on TV Sunday, which is against the law.

The African continent is seeing some monumental changes, and is rife with conflict and potential.

The health of the Delhi gang-rape victim deteriorated Wednesday as she suffers from bradycardia and continues to remain in a critical stage. Faced with criticisms of a muted response to nationwide protests on increasing crimes against the women in the country, the Indian Government announced Wednesday that a commission would be set up to probe the Delhi rape case.

A military plane carrying senior Kazakh security officials crashed Tuesday, killing everyone on board.

Shinzo Abe was elected as Japan’s prime minister as the nation faces the challenges of deflation.

A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle at the entrance of a major U.S. military base in eastern Afghanistan Wednesday.