Japanese authorities have launched a probe into the allegations that a U.S. serviceman assaulted a teenager that stood in violation of a curfew on the U.S. military personnel in Japan and hurt American efforts to reassure solidarity with the Okinawans following the recent incident of rape involving the troops.
The Communist Party of China is leaving no stone unturned to prevent the possible threats to its mega political event -- the National Congress of the party-- scheduled to start in Beijing Nov 8.
Amnesty International has accused Nigerian security forces of committing widespread human rights abuses in its campaign to wipe out the terrorist group Boko Haram.
Musallam al-Barrak, an opposition figure and former MP in Kuwait, was arrested for insulting the emir but released on bail Thursday.
A bill lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 in Argentina has been approved by congress and will go into effect in time for the mid-term elections next year.
In Libya, about 200 protesters have gathered around parliament in Tripoli to protest Prime Minister Ali Zidan's cabinet selections.
Dozens of Iraqi refugees are camped out at a public square in the Hague, desperate to avoid deportation.
The New York City Marathon will be happening on Sunday as the city recovers from Hurricane Sandy. With thousands of New Yorkers still without power, mass transit running limited service and roads jammed with cars trying to make their way around, many New Yorkers believe the marathon should be postponed.
France is home to an estimated 500,000 Jews, the largest Jewish population in Western Europe
Hurricane Sandy prompted the mayor of New York City to get off the fence, endorse Obama and praise strides made on climate efforts.
UAW President Bob King said Americans have the right to know if Mitt Romney has not reported profits his family made from the auto bailout, a potential conflict of interest.
In a lengthy endorsement published on the website of his media company, Bloomberg LP, the mayor said Sandy’s devastation “brought the stakes of Tuesday’s presidential election into sharp relief.”
Obama pushes back on discredited claims that the bailed-out, profitable automaker would send production to China.
Hillary Clinton has warned Syrian opposition forces against allowing the incursion of extremist groups into their ranks.
Lev died in 2000, and his account has never been made public before.
The 2012 election cycle is predicted to cost $6 billion, including hundreds of millions of dollars that cannot be traced back to its donors.
Greek journalist Kostas Vaxevanis is on trial after publishing the Lagarde List of offshore account holders and potential tax evaders.
There are now only 26,000 wild elephants across India.
NPR apologized for making four-year-old Abigael Evans cry. The public radio outlet said it doesn’t blame Abbie for getting teary-eyed over election coverage.
Half a million powerless Pennsylvanians may be less eager to vote on Tuesday in the U.S. presidential election.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is injured, but some think his health is more precarious than the Kremlin is letting on.
Ireland currently has a jobless rate of about 15 percent, among the highest in the EU.
With five days remaining, the Romney campaign hits the ground running.
Under India's obscenity laws, foreign 'adult' magazines like Playboy are banned in the country.
Obama leads Romney in some swing states because of a double-digit advantage among early voters. And with women voters, he's still far ahead.
The Air Force Academy said 27 cadets were injured in a brawl during an unofficial ritual marking the first snowfall of the season.
France deported radical imam Mohamed Hammami back to his home country of Tunisia on Wednesday.
Pakistan's decision to rename Lahore’s Shadman Chowk after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh has been put on hold following protests from hardliners like the Jamaat-ud-Dawah and a section of local residents.
A video of a 4-year-old Colorado girl crying because she is tired of the frequent mention in the media about the U.S. presidential elections has gone viral on YouTube.
In a visit to the Huffington Post headquarters to discuss his latest book and documentary series “The Untold History of the United States,” filmmaker Oliver Stone called Hurricane Sandy a “punishment” for America’s failure to address climate change.
