Kerry heads to Mideast with peace talks on agenda
US Secretary of State John Kerry headed to Jordan Monday on his sixth trip to the region as he tries to push Israelis and Palestinians back to peace talks.
World celebrates ailing Mandela's 95th birthday
Global celebrations and charity events will mark Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday Thursday, but the critically ill anti-apartheid hero himself may still be confined to his Pretoria hospital bed on life-support.
UN envoy in Syria talks as child toll mounts
The UN's special envoy on children in war was in Syria for talks as concern mounted over the rising child death toll in the bloody two-year conflict.
89-year-old Mugabe hits the campaign trail
After 33 years in power, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is back on the campaign trail, where his advancing years are subtly starting to show.
DR Congo says 130 dead in clashes between army, rebels
Fighting between troops and rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 130 people including 10 soldiers, the government said Monday, the deadliest clashes in months.
Merkel calls for release of Egypt's Morsi
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday called for the release of Egypt's former president Mohamed Morsi, who was arrested on July 3 after being deposed by the army.
Egypt freezes assets of 14 top Islamists
Egypt's public prosecutor ordered the freezing of assets belonging to 14 top Islamists, as the US dispatched its first senior official to Cairo since president Mohamed Morsi's ouster.
Attacks including series of bombings kill 33 in Iraq
Violence including an apparently coordinated series of bombings that struck central and southern Iraq on Sunday killed 33 people.
Deadly fighting traps hundreds of families in Damascus: NGO
Shelling killed at least 13 people on Sunday in the Damascus district of Qaboon, where fierce fighting between the army and rebels has trapped hundreds of families.
Netanyahu says may have to act before US on Iran
Iran is moving "closer and closer" to building a nuclear weapon and Israel may have to act before the United States does.
Top US official to visit Cairo after Morsi ouster
A top US official was heading to Cairo on Sunday for talks with interim government leaders, the first high-ranking administration member to visit Egypt since the ouster of Mohamed Morsi.
U.S. thanks Kazakhstan for Iranian nuclear talks
The U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has thanked Kazakhstan for hosting talks on the Iranian nuclear program.
UN fears for Homs civilians as siege worsens
Long-range weapons and tank attacks are being used in the worsening siege of the Syrian city of Homs.
Boeing stocks dive after 787 fire at Heathrow
Boeing stocks plunged nearly 5 percent on Friday after a fire and a "technical issue" on separate 787 Dreamliners in Britain stoked fresh safety concerns about the new high-tech jetliner.
Malala defies Taliban to take world stage
Malala Yousafzai took over the United Nations on Friday, nine months after a Taliban gunman put a bullet in her head believing he was ending the Pakistani teenager's campaign for girls' education.
Ivory Coast turns to brute force to save forests
It was a brutal end to a long-term problem. Faced with the dilemma of trying to save a protected forest, which had become home to thousands of people, the Ivory Coast government turned to force.
Militants target Iraq security forces as 40 killed
Militants killed 25 Iraqi security forces members in a wave of attacks on Thursday, and 15 people died in other attacks, including 10 in twin bombings targeting mourners.
Saudi princess charged with human trafficking in US
A Saudi princess was to be released from US jail on bail after being charged with enslaving a Kenyan woman, forcing her to work in abusive conditions and withholding her passport.
US studying Russia report of Syria rebel gas use
The United States was Wednesday studying a Russian report that Syrian rebels used sarin gas in an attack on Aleppo.
Egypt PM says won't rule out Brotherhood role in new govt
Egypt's Prime Minister Hazem al-Beblawi said on Thursday he does not rule out posts for the Muslim Brotherhood in a new cabinet.
