North Korea warns US of 'disaster' over joint naval drillNorth Korea on Tuesday warned the United States of a "horrible disaster" and put its troops on alert over a massive joint naval drill involving a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier alongside South Korean and Japanese vessels.
08 October 2013
Canada threatens to pull Commonwealth fundingCanada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper has threatened to withdraw funding for the Commonwealth in an escalating row over rights abuses by Sri Lanka ahead of a summit next month.
08 October 2013
APEC leaders meet in shadow of US shutdownAsia-Pacific leaders opened an annual economic summit on Monday in the shadow of global growth clouds that are darkening by the day as the United States struggles to shake off policy paralysis.
US vows 'relentless' terror fight after Somalia, Libya raidsThe United States pledged Sunday to keep "relentless pressure" on terror groups following the daring capture of an Al-Qaeda operative in Libya and the storming of a Shebab stronghold in Somalia.
07 October 2013
Kerry says Syrian chemical arms drive is to Assad's 'credit'US Secretary of State John Kerry said Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad could take "credit" for quickly starting the process of destroying his regime's chemical weapons arsenal and thanked Russia for its help.
Rwanda president slams US sanctions over child soldiersRwandan President Paul Kagame on Friday angrily condemned a US decision to impose sanctions against his country for allegedly backing rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo who recruit child soldiers.
07 October 2013
Chile group wants Pinochet 'dictatorship' in textbooksA Chilean education advisory group recommended Friday that schools use "dictatorship" rather than "military regime" in textbooks to describe General Augusto Pinochet's rule marred by rights abuses.
07 October 2013
Brazil environment icon to decide on presidential bidThe political future of former former Brazilian presidential candidate Marina Silva was unclear Friday after she failed to gather enough signatures to register her new party for next year's elections.
Shutdown forces EU, US to cancel trade deal talksThe second round of scheduled talks between top European Union and American officials to clinch the world's largest trade deal have been cancelled because of the US government shutdown.
Miley Cyrus in tit-for-tat exchange with Sinead O'ConnorFormer Disney teen idol turned bad-girl pop star Miley Cyrus hit back Thursday at Sinead O'Connor, rebuffing advice by the Irish singer that she stop prostituting herself for music business bosses.
05 October 2013
Japan's Aso warns of 'consequences' of US debt defaultJapanese Finance Minister Taro Aso on Friday urged the United States to resolve political gridlock in Washington, warning of grim "consequences" for the global economy if it leads to a debt default.
05 October 2013
13 members of Anonymous indicted on US hacking chargesThirteen alleged members of the loosely organized hacker collective known as Anonymous were indicted Thursday in connection with a series of online attacks on US companies and trade groups.
05 October 2013
A brief history of Twitter - in TweetsBillions of messages are fired off weekly at Twitter, with some of them capturing defining moments in history or in the evolution of the San Francisco-based firm.