WORLD

Why U.S. Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney must-win In Ohio

Iran claims it has developed a drone missile with a range of 1,250 miles, enough to cover the Middle East region.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh turned 80 on Wednesday, but he is nowhere near the oldest head of state in the world.

The state is a crucial target for both campaigns, but signs are emerging that Ohio is trending away from Mitt Romney.

According to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat and a Mormon, Latter Day Saints aren't falling for Romney's rhetoric.

President Barack Obama will speak at two Ohio universities on Wednesday, as the battleground state sees both candidates in the space of 24 hours.

Undeterred by the backlash over his "legitimate rape" comments, Akin stays in the race as team Mitt continues to push for Ohio.

Soccer Mom Madam Anna Gristina pleaded guilty on Tuesday to promoting prostitution.

Egyptian President Morsi will give his first speech at the U.N. Wednesday; Iran's Ahmadinejad will give his last as president.

At the CGI, President Barack Obama announced new U.S. initiatives to tackle human trafficking in the nation and world.

Russia has one of the world's highest rates of alcoholism and road accidents caused by booze.

Caribbean immigrants are diverse: they may be black, white, Latino, East Indian, Chinese, Arab, Christian, Muslim, or Hindu.

Facing a tough path to victory if they cannot win Ohio, Republicans Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan launched a two-day bus tour on Tuesday to try to boost their fortunes in a state that polls show could be slipping away from them.

The deadlock between China and Japan continued late Tuesday in talks between the two countries' foreign ministers with both sides standing their ground claiming sovereignty over a disputed set of islands in the East China Sea.

A Bangladeshi tabloid claims to have uncovered a bombshell of a story of a love affair between Pakistan People’s Party leader Bilawal Bhutto and Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar which, if true, has all the markings of an epic Pakistani political scandal.

A former Army recruiter, who had won three reprieves from the U.S. Supreme Court, was executed Tuesday in Texas for the 2002 rape and murder of a woman.

The "Barrez Vous" campaign is urging France's young to leave before they are trapped in a 60-something oriented society.

A new report from the Nation Commission on Human Rights in Mexico says 60 percent of Mexico's prisons are run by gangs, not the guards.

Nigerian troops killed about 35 Boko Haram members on Sunday night, according to the military. But a long-term solution requires development, not defense.

Iran's news agency reported the successful testing of four missiles during and near a U.S. Navy exercise in the Persian Gulf.

At a concert Monday night, Madonna endorsed President Obama and called him the "black Muslim in the White House."

Taking an aggressive stance on corporate corruption offers political candidates a path to victory, especially for those facing close races.

Aung San Suu Kyi's Tuesday appearance in Fort Wayne begs the question: Why are there so many Myanmar refugees in Indiana?

Not every opposer of Bashar al-Assad's regime is an armed fighter. Some are trying peaceful means and talking about them in public.

The Spanish popular protest movement of the Indignados plans to march on the parliament building in Madrid, demanding an end to the government's austerity policies while one in four people remain unemployed.

Both candidates' gaffes are a possible window into their thinking and their personalities.

GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is pushing for better teachers and says more government spending is not the solution.

Addressing the U.N., President Obama touched on Syria, Iran's nukes and the "crude and disgusting" film "Innocence of Muslims."

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has again appeared at a U.N. General Assembly in New York, spewing an inflammatory speech and generally outraged and alienated anyone within hearing distance.