Ethnic violence in India's northeastern state of Assam, which has left 58 dead and 200,000 displaced so far, was a tragedy waiting to happen, affected by the influx of immigrants who mostly came from the former East Pakistan before it became Bangladesh in 1971.
De Klerk reserved particular venom for current ANC leader, President Jacob Zuma, who spoke of the “white control” of South Africa’s economy during a June policy speech.
The presumptive Republican nominee was grilled by the press because of comments he made to NBC's Brian Williams that questioned whether London was ready for the Olympic Games. Romney also committed a faux pas by mentioning his meeting with the MI6 chief agency and broke the longstanding rule of U.S. politicians not criticizing the president while overseas.
The Syrian army shot to death a 3-year-old Syrian boy early Friday while firing at his parents and a dozen other refugees as they tried to cross a Jordanian border fence, Jordan's government said.
"The Daily Show" host criticized Romney and the GOP on his show Wednesday night for misrepresenting a quote from Obama that made it seem like the president was saying "If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."
Mitt Romney randomly mentioned U.S. Senator Marco Rubio during a Piers Morgan interview, reigniting speculation that the Florida Republican will be the former Massachusetts governor’s Vice Presidential pick.
Police were injured on Friday while arresting a woman who was wearing a nijab, which violates French laws against covering the face in public.
Mitt Romney caused a scandal before his first diplomatic trip to London when he referred to the preparation for the Olympic Games as “disconcerting.”
The British Parliament confirmed on Thursday that members of the country's Royal Air Force operated drones in Libya during 2011.
Freedom and democracy don’t come easily to a land that’s known precious little of it over time.
Does the British hierarchy think Romney will be "their man" in Washington this time next year? Is Whitehall hoping to make good the "special relationship" that has become a little tired under Obama?
Kim Jong-un is all smiles at a new North Korean amusement park, complete with water slides, mini-golf, dolphins, and roller coasters.
The Mombasa Republican Council has been granted legitimacy by the country's high court, setting the stage for a political battle that could threaten Kenya's stability.
Du Toit will be sentenced at a later date.
Voters are largely unfazed by Mitt Romney's Mormon faith, according to a new poll by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.
As the Sunlight Foundation demonstrates, Mitt Romney has made more money than any of the last five presidents, while simultaneously paying the lowest effective tax rate.
Ankara may consider sending troops into the region to quell any Kurdish takeover of northern Syria.
The Spanish crisis, last week’s German vote, talk of a possible withholding of funds for Greece, and now the downgrading of the credit outlook for Europe’s strongest economies, point to a worsening of the financial crisis, a reduction in support for the euro, and a global economy increasing at risk.
China's biggest political scandal in recent years is raising eyebrows again, after months of quiet and guesswork -- and may usher in a major political development
Any hope that Mitt Romney's trip abroad would provide a respite from the candidate's chronic foot-in-mouth disease dissipated almost instantaneously, with the campaign once again in damage-control mode.
American's seeking unemployment benefits dropped by 35,000 last week, to 353,000, the Department of Labor announced Thursday, representing the biggest drop inapplications for first-time jobless benefits since February.
What if more Americans carried loaded guns on a regular basis... and what does Switzerland have to do with all of this?
Syrian army reinforcements were filing into Aleppo from the city of Homs, 40 miles to the north, as rebel forces established checkpoints and sniper positions.
Amid reports that Islamic fundamentalists are trying to hijack the Syrian revolution, which have raised concerns among U.S. intelligence and Iraqi officials, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov slammed Washington's position over the Damascus bombing that killed several top Syrian officials, as "a direct whitewashing of terrorism."
Gu Kailai, wife of Chinese Communist Party leader Bo, was arrested for suspected involvement in the murder of the UK businessman Neil Heywood back in April.
India's much-awaited "second wave" of reforms is likely to be delayed due to the dilly-dallying monsoon. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who doubles as the finance minister, is expected to hold the crucial policy decisions on allowing the FDI in retail sector and hike in diesel prices until at least the second week of September, Reuters has reported quoting official sources.
Maruti Suzuki, India's largest car maker faces supply woes as the stocks of its two most popular car brands Swift and DZire have dried out, following the shutdown at its Manesar plant in the state of Haryana.
The more data market-watchers have seen on the U.S. economy, the less they like what they've seen. Specifically, predictions on what the government might report as the rate of GDP growth in the second-quarter of 2012 have plummeted in the past few weeks, as economists adjust their models to one disappointing data release after another.
President Barack Obama, who remained mum on the issue of gun control, has finally broken his silence and called for "consensus" on reduction of gun violence across the United States, Reuters has reported.
North Korea's new young leader, Kim Jong-un, is married, state media said on Wednesday, putting an end to speculation over the relationship with a woman seen at his side during recent events.
