The Syrian military says it will observe a four-day truce beginning Friday morning for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
NYPD officer Gilberto Valle, accused of plotting to “kidnap women and cook them,” had a profile on the online dating service OKCupid, which he seemed to maintain throughout his marriage and the birth of his daughter.
President Barack Obama maintained a slim lead in several swing states while others were tied in polls released Thursday.
The United States criticized Russian security officials for their treatment of Leonid Razvozzhayev, an allegedly tortured opposition activist.
The African Union is drafting a plan for a military offensive to oust extremist militants from Mali, with funding from the West.
Five celebrities who have made major contributions to the Romney campaign.
Newly declassified emails reveal what the State Department knew following the Sept. 11 attacks on the Libyan embassy that killed ambassador Christopher Stevens and members of his staff.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced an alliance between his Likud party and Avigdor Lieberman's ultra-nationalist Israel Beiteinu bloc.
Five celebrities who have made major contributions to the Obama campaign.
More violence has broken out in western Myanmar as tensions escalate between the Muslim Rohingya and Buddhist Rakhine communities.
Khartoum also alleges that Israeli aircraft have targeted Sudan at least twice in recent years.
Chinese and Japanese diplomats met in Shanghai to discuss the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. Could reports of Chinese ships reentering the islands' waters halt discussion?
President Obama will be the first sitting U.S. president to take advantage of early voting.
The Syrian army has agreed to observe a four-day cease-fire, starting Friday. Past agreements have proved unsuccessful, however.
The former secretary of state, a Republican who has endorsed Obama (again), says he's not sure which Romney America will get if he's elected president.
The government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has indicated to Russia that it will accept U.N.-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi's proposal for a Muslim holiday ceasefire.
Berlusconi’s departure might enable the PDL to form (or restore) alliances with other parties.
Chinese authorities are offering rewards for information that may curb the increasing wave of self-immolations among ethnic Tibetans opposed to Chinese rule in their homeland.
A nonprofit has been allowed to start dispensing medical marijuana in the New Jersey suburb of Montclair.
A surprising reversal in the polls buoys Romney.
Vanity Fair published a yearbook photo of Mitt Romney with a limp wrist, allegedly impersonating Liberace. But is the viral photo real or fake?
With 12 days remaining, the push for crucial Ohio continues.
Colin Powell endorsed President Obama for a second term; a Time magazine poll reports Obama leading Romney in Ohio; Joe Biden will host a reception for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Egypt reportedly succeeded in quelling (for now) a recent flare-up between Gaza militants and Israel.
Obama was the victim of a photobomb on Tuesday when two students in Florida were busted kissing in the background of a photo op with the president.
Powell says he is endorsing Obama for reelection because he's seen economic stabilization over the last couple of years.
In Turkey's Hatay province, the civil war in neighboring Syria is hitting people where it hurts: their wallets.
Germany at last is honoring the Roma victims of the Holocaust, but today's Roma still live in poverty and exclusion all over Europe.
Great Britain, the ‘Mother Country’ of the United States, is watching the upcoming U.S. presidential election, albeit with somewhat less interest than in 2008.
Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara Thursday announced his decision to quit the office to form a new political party ahead of the general elections in Japan.