Mexico leader travels amid unrest over massacreMexico's president left on a six-day trip to China and Australia amid angry protests over the suspected massacre of 43 college students by a gang allied with corrupt police.
World to celebrate 1st Mandela Day since icon's deathPeople around the world will celebrate "Mandela Day" Friday for the first time since the iconic South African leader's death by doing good deeds on what would have been his 96th birthday.
18 July 2014
EU summit fails to reach deal on top jobsEU leaders failed to reach agreement as their summit ended early Thursday over who should get the top jobs to steer the 28-nation bloc over the next five years.
17 July 2014
BRICS create development bank, 'mini-IMF'The BRICS group of emerging powers created a Shanghai-based development bank and a reserve fund seen as alternatives to Western-led institutions.
16 July 2014
Syrian opposition elects Hadi el-Bahra as new leaderThe Syrian National Coalition, the main exiled opposition group seeking the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, elected Saudi-based Syrian opposition figure Hadi el-Bahra as its new president.
09 July 2014
Limping N. Korea leader leads memorial for Kim Il-SungA visibly limping Kim Jong-Un presided over an official memorial in Pyongyang on Tuesday for the 20th anniversary of the death of his grandfather and North Korea's founder, Kim Il-Sung.
08 July 2014
Juncker named to top EU job in bitter blow for BritainJean-Claude Juncker has been named as the next president of the European Commission with backing from most EU leaders, dealing a bitter blow to opponent David Cameron and threatening to increase the chances of Britain leaving the bloc.
28 June 2014
N. Korea marks Kim Il-Sung birthday with loyalty pledgeNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-Un paid respects to his grandfather Kim Il-Sung as the country marked the birthday Tuesday of its late founder with renewed calls for loyalty to the ruling Kim dynasty.
15 April 2014
N. Korean leader enjoys 100% 'poll' winNorth Korea's state media confirmed Monday what was never in doubt -- a 100 percent, no-abstention poll victory for leader Kim Jong-Un in the country's stage-managed parliamentary election.
10 March 2014
Energy is 'game changer' in new Cyprus peace driveGreek- and Turkish-Cypriot leaders meet Tuesday to relaunch talks on ending the island's division after a nearly two-year break, with optimism that the energy card could provide a breakthrough.
11 February 2014
70,000 rally in Kiev in fresh show of forceAn estimated 70,000 pro-Western Ukrainians thronged the heart of Kiev on Sunday vowing never to give up their drive to oust President Viktor Yanukovych over his alliance with old master Russia.
10 February 2014
Olympics: Russia plans glitzy ceremony to sway sceptical worldRussia on Friday officially opens in Sochi its first ever Winter Olympics with a lavish ceremony attended by dozens of heads of state and aimed at impressing a sceptical world with an unforgettable spectacle.
07 February 2014
Ukraine president returns to work as protests persistUkrainian President Viktor Yanukovych returns to work from four days of sick leave after opposition leaders appealed for Western assistance and an injured militant accused of rioting left the country for medical treatment.