Secret Service faces questions over Mandela service interpreter

South African interpreter's admission to having violent outbursts raises serious security concerns after he stood on stage with Obama

• Dec 13, 2013

Deadly riots after Bangladesh kills opposition leader

Islamist party supporters torch homes of gov’t backers in protest of party leader’s execution

• Dec 13, 2013

Syria’s rebels fight with weapons and words

Modern technology helps spread old-fashioned propaganda

• Dec 13, 2013

Winter storm slams Syrian refugees

Thousands crammed into damp, muddy tents struggle to keep warm as unusually harsh winter blast hits over-crowded camps

• Dec 13, 2013

Iran nuke talks hit "technical" hurdle

EU says complex details behind delay, but Iran news agency claims suspension over new U.S. "sanctions"

• Dec 13, 2013

U.N. inspectors confirm chemical attacks in Syria

Due to limited mandate, inspectors can't say whether Syrian government or rebels used chemical weapons

• Dec 12, 2013

Iranian loathing of U.S. on display at former embassy

The former U.S. embassy is now an anti-American museum run by the hardliners' youth wing

• Dec 12, 2013

American missing in Iran was working for CIA

AP investigation finds Robert Levinson was on unapproved intelligence-gathering mission when he vanished nearly seven years ago

• Dec 12, 2013

Libyan accused in embassy bombings to stand trial next year

Abu Anas al Liby was captured by U.S. special forces; charged in connection with bombings in Kenya, Tanzania

• Dec 12, 2013

North Korea executes Kim Jong Un's uncle

Leader's former mentor Jang Song Thaek, once considered No. 2 man in country, is called "worse than a dog"

• Dec 12, 2013

Mexican Congress passes bill opening oil industry to U.S., others

Controversial measure would be country's most dramatic energy reform in decades if approved by majority of states

• Dec 12, 2013

Official: U.S. drone attack in Yemen kills wedding guests

At least 13 people in a convoy heading to a wedding were killed when a drone slammed into the vehicles, Yemeni officials say

• Dec 12, 2013

U.S. team in South Pole race bands together on uphill trek

Army captain wounded during Operation Iraqi Freedom describes pain from racing in Antarctica

• Dec 12, 2013

Southeast Asian Game kick off

Burma hosts the games for first time in 40 years

• Dec 12, 2013
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China's smog problem

Heavy air pollution in China has become so common that pilots will now be trained to land in poor visibility

• Dec 12, 2013
• 19 photos

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