Turkish warplanes killed 35 civilian smugglers in northern Iraq after mistaking them for Kurdish militants, Ankara's ruling party said on Thursday, promising not to allow a cover-up of an incident that threatens to wreck relations with minority Kurds.
Syrian security forces shot dead 25 people on Thursday, including in cities being visited by Arab League monitors to check whether President Bashar al-Assad is keeping a pledge to end a crackdown on popular unrest.
Egyptian prosecutors and police raided offices of 17 pro-democracy and human rights groups Thursday - including several funded by the United States - in what rights defenders described as a campaign against them by the military rulers.
Anuj Bidve shot to death at close range as he walked with friends on Boxing Day.
A U.S. appeals panel on Thursday upheld immunity for telecom companies that assist the U.S. government in conducting surveillance of American citizens.
As Ron Paul has climbed to the top of the polls in Iowa, his supporters have learned the hard way that with increased relevance comes increased scrutiny.
The sale coincides with rising tensions in the Middle East between Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia and its Shia-dominated enemy Iran, which is believed to be developing nuclear weapons.
The demonstrators, part of a movement called Occupy the Caucuses, were arrested after finding the doors to Paul's headquarters locked against them (watch videos here). Paul's staff, however, reports that it was the landlord who called the police, and the Texas congressman has frequently expressed support for OWS in the past.
A spokesman for the MDC said the charges against Karenyi were fabricated by the state.
The threats are not to be taken lightly, given that Pakistan is one of the most dangerous countries on earth for reporters.
European shares advanced on Thursday as upbeat data from the United States helped fuel a low-volume rally in the afternoon, although volatility also rose as investors hedged against lingering uncertainty in the Eurozone.
Hugo Chavez says that the United States could be responsible his cancer and the cancer of other South American leaders. Castro warned him.
Terry and Donna Claver have been married for nearly four decades, but a symbol of their love has been missing for 36 years. The Montana couple has found their long-lost engagement ring in an unlikely place, the toilet.
About 40,000 laws were enacted in the 50 states during 2011, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.
A prominent Chinese human rights activist, known for her fight against government land grabs, went on trial Thursday, the third dissident in a week to be prosecuted in China.
Kelly Clarkson tweeted her support for Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul on Wednesday, and received a barrage of angry tweets in response.
GoDaddy, an Internet hosting site and domain registrar, is being boycotted by Internet users today in response to their support of the controversial bill SOPA - the Stop Online Piracy Act
With the Iowa caucuses just five days away, a new poll shows Ron Paul and Mitt Romney in a statistical dead heat for first place and Rick Santorum, against all odds, in third place. Newt Gingrich, who held a wide lead last month, has fallen into fourth place.
A series of groundbreaking (and head-scratching) bills in states from Florida and Tennessee are set to become law on New Year's Day 2012. Here's everything you need to know, from aids for illegal immigrants and abortion restrictions to Utah's ban on Happy Hour and California's move for LGBT rights, and why you should care.
Since 1996, Republican politician Ron Paul has been haunted by racist newsletters that appeared decades ago under his name.
23 tons of tusks were seized by authorities, suggesting the killing of at least 2,500 elephants worldwide by poachers
A team of Arab League monitors will begin its third day of observation Thursday by visiting three more Syrian cities, following the Syrian government's announcement that it had released 755 prisoners and the observers' leader saying he had seen nothing frightening during an initial trip to the violence-wracked city of Homs.
At least 19,336 people have been murdered in 2011, or an average of more than two every hour, or about 53 every day.
Ron Paul's 2012 presidential bid continues to gain traction. Rival Republican candidate Michele Bachmann's Iowan campaign chairman, Kent Sorenson, quit Wednesday to endorse Paul.
Most of the dead are believed to have been teenagers.
Kim Jong-un was officially and publicly declared the Supreme Leader of North Korea on Thursday.
Wisconsin Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, has become the target of Redditors over his support of the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), after his opponent Rob Zerban took anywhere from five to 10 minutes to respond to an email question regarding his stance on the bill, declaring he would not support the legislation.
Colorado could face a persistent structural budget imbalance for many years to come despite a recovering economy, according to Wells Fargo economists.
European shares steadied on Thursday in low volume as investors remained wary after Italian 10-year bond yields stayed near 7 percent, deemed by many analysts as unsustainable, following a disappointing debt auction.
Ron Paul is currently leading polls in Iowa.
