U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta implored Congress this week to avoid the approaching first installment of some $500 billion in defense cutbacks, saying the reductions would hollow out America's military.
As the euro zone lurches from crisis to crisis, the spotlight is set to fall on Chancellor Angela Merkel as world leaders look to Germany to take a lead.
?Life,? the philosopher Soren Kierkegaard said, ?must be lived forward, but can only be understood backwards.?
Over the past two years, five Iranian nuclear scientists have been killed.
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama headed to New York City this evening for a celebrity fundraiser at Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's West Village townhouse.
A majority of Americans still believe former President George W. Bush is responsible for the sagging economy, according to a new Gallup poll.
Egypt's High Constitutional Court ruled that the election of one-third of Egypt's parliament was unconstitutional, which could effectively disband the legislative body while its still in its infancy
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned Moscow that it could lose its regional influence if it continues to side with the Syrian government and its 15 month-long crackdown.
As Suu Kyi tries to become the face of a ?new? Burma, striving for democratic reforms, the country?s western province of Rakhine remains under a state of emergency.
India's wholesale price index (WPI) rose to 7.55 percent in May, mounting pressure on the Reserve Bank of India ahead of its highly anticipated rate cuts.
Though the FIFA World Cup 2022 is still a decade away, it has lately generated increased concerns over Qatar's policies on migrant workers.
The U.S. Tuesday urged Cambodia to allow full participation in the general elections next year and also free the 13 women being imprisoned for protesting a property development.
The United States and India Wednesday agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation on global issues and said that their ties had entered a new and more mature phase defined by constant consultations of strategic importance.
Japan has evidence that China shipped missile launch vehicles to North Korea last year, in a possible breach of U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang, Japanese media reported Wednesday.
Japan's industrial production declined in April from the previous month, according to the revised data released by the Trade Ministry Thursday.
A Tunisian court Wednesday sentenced ousted Tunisian dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to life in prison for his role in the killing of protesters during last year's revolution.
Mario Monti faces public opposition to his push for austerity and close coordination with Germany. In the wake of the Spanish bailout, fresh skepticism from investors dogs him as he urges the parliament to step up reforms.
Federal prosecutors said they will not continue to pursue a case against former Sen. John Edwards after a jury was unable to produce a a verdict two weeks ago.
Amber Lee Ettinger of Obama Girl fame won't endorse the president for 2012, but a new Obama Boy will.
Anarchists have been arrested for a spate of bomb attacks in Italy, and are being blamed for violence in Europe and the U.S. Is this the comeback of a movement that was considered a big threat a century ago?
Helicopter gunships aren't the only things Russia is giving Syria; now the Kremlin is printing money for the cash-strapped Damascus regime. But whereas the former makes Assad's regime stronger militarily, the latter may be contributing to an inflation rate that is now more than 30 percent.
Dinner with Barack -- for the liberal Democrat, few things sound better than free food with their fearless leader. Four prize dinners with the Great One -- awarded by drawing -- have come and gone; but have no fear, Dinner with Barack V is here.
Adelson, the billionaire casino mogul who extended Newt Gingrich's presidential bid by pouring millions into the pro-Gingrich Winning Our Future super PAC, has given $10 million to the Mitt Romney-supporting Restore Our Future super PAC.
A plot to overthrow the government of the Ivory Coast by ex-military officers loyal to the former president has been foiled, Ivorian authorities said.
At stake is the country's continued membership in the euro currency, and the future of the euro zone itself. Here is our handy guide to the key events and implications you can expect going forward.
Greeks are stocking up on non-perishable staples like pasta on fears that Sunday's elections presage an end to the nation's euro zone participation and a return to the drachma, Reuters reported Wednesday.
Something strange is going to take place next week at the G-20 summit: Europe, long accustomed to sending aid through the International Monetary Fund to developing nations, will pass a collection plate to many of those same countries. But to get such help, which could be as much as $105 billion from four major emerging economies, European nations will have to surrender some control of the IMF.
A wave of smog in East Central China over the last five days has led to new skepticism on the country's battle against air pollution.
First Lady Michelle Obama has posted both old and never-seen-before photos Monday on Pinterest, the picture-sharing social network site popular among women.
In anticipation of an imminent Supreme Court decision on Arizona's tough new immigration law, Gov. Jan Brewer is re-issuing a video training officers on how to spot undocumented immigrants.
