Syria's sectarian war causes Hamas split: analysts Syria's civil war has caused a split within Hamas over whether to cling to Shiite backers Damascus, Tehran and Hezbollah or side with Sunni allies such as Qatar, Egypt and Turkey.
21 June 2013
Obama to tap Jim Comey as new FBI chief President Barack Obama will formally nominate a former senior Bush administration official Friday to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
21 June 2013
Three months till vote, Merkel win likely but uncertain Soaring in the polls and heading Germany's strongest party, Angela Merkel seems without rival three months ahead of elections, but political analysts say that victory is by no means certain for the chancellor.
21 June 2013
Drunk Aussie lets seven-year-old drive him home Police on Friday charged a drunk man after pulling over a car on Australia's Gold Coast to allegedly find a seven-year-old boy driving him home at 3:00 am.
21 June 2013
Kazakhstan suggests to divert Irtysh RiverKazakhstan Ministry of Regional Development has suggested to divert the Irtysh River flow into the central part of the country.
Apple, US government spar in antitrust trial finale Apple on Thursday dismissed allegations it conspired to raise the price of e-books and said the US government's antitrust case against it would deter new entrants to concentrated markets.
21 June 2013
Albania to vote in crucial polls determining its EU future Albanians go to the polls on Sunday for a crucial vote that could determine whether one of Europe's poorest country has a chance of joining the European Union in the foreseeable future.
21 June 2013
'Androgynous' Swiss model, new catwalk star In a quiet Paris street, model Tamy Glauser, with a shaven head since chopping off her "pretty" long locks six years ago, offers an impromptu demonstration of two very different catwalk techniques.
21 June 2013
One million march in Brazil's escalating protests At least one million people rallied across Brazil on Thursday in escalating mass demonstrations over the quality of public services and the high cost of staging the World Cup.
21 June 2013
China, EU start trade talks aiming to resolve disputes China and the European Union began ministerial-level talks Friday that are expected to try to resolve a dispute over solar panels and other products, as tensions between the two risk escalating into a trade war.
Cuba says talks with US on renewing mail 'fruitful' Cuba described its dialogue with the United States on resuming postal service "fruitful" but warned there would likely be little progress if the US embargo on Cuba stays in place.
20 June 2013
World rights groups say Jordan trying to censor online media International rights groups and media freedom defenders expressed concern on Wednesday about a recent Jordanian government decision to block unlicensed local news websites saying it was a censorship attempt.