Kerry lauds Saudi role in region on fence-mending visit

Amidst turmoil and political uncertainty on issues like Syria, Egypt, and Iran, Kerry works to mend the U.S.-Saudi partnership

• Nov 4, 2013

Ousted Egyptian president's trial moved to other end of Cairo

Authorities apparently hope to thwart mass rallies planned by Muslim Brotherhood in Mohammed Morsi's support

• Nov 3, 2013

4,000-pound, WWII bomb forces mass evacuation in Germany

More than 20,000 people in Dortmund cleared their homes as officials defused a giant, nearly 70-year-old bomb

• Nov 3, 2013

Syria blames polio outbreak on foreign jihadists

So far, 10 polio cases confirmed in rebel-held northeast Syria; rebels call for aid behind government blockade

• Nov 3, 2013

Sec. Kerry issues apparent warning to Iran

Sec. of State Kerry, on Mideast trip, promises Arab partners the U.S. will not allow them to be attacked "from outside"

• Nov 3, 2013

Nigerian gunmen kill groom, 30 others in wedding convoy

Restive northeast of Nigeria continues to see spiraling violence linked to Boko Haram Islamic terrorist network

• Nov 3, 2013

EBay apologizes for auction of Holocaust memorabilia

Shoes and a suitcase from concentration camp prisoners, and a Jewish armband of an Auschwitz victim had been listed for sale on eBay

• Nov 3, 2013

Toronto mayor defends himself against crack accusations

Rob Ford was enormously popular when he was elected, but a series of bizarre incidents have left residents scratching their heads

• Nov 2, 2013

Popular Egyptian TV satirist pulled off the air

The suspension of "Egypt's Jon Stewart" from the airwaves raises new concerns about freedom of speech in that country

• Nov 2, 2013

Officials: 2 French journalists killed in Mali

Gunmen kidnapped and killed two French radio journalists on assignment in northern Mali, French and Malian officials said

• Nov 2, 2013

Pakistani Taliban confirm leader's death in drone strike

Demise of ruthless leader known for attacking CIA base in Afghanistan seen as heavy blow for militant group

• Nov 2, 2013

Snowden seeks the world's help against U.S. charges

Fugitive leaker Edward Snowden made his appeal for U.S. clemency in a letter released by a German lawmaker who met with him in Moscow

• Nov 1, 2013

Venezuela's government seizes U.S.-owned oil rigs

Seizure of 2 oil rigs came after Houston-based Superior Energy Services shut them down because the state oil monopoly was months behind on payments

• Nov 1, 2013

Officials: U.S. drone kills Pakistani Taliban leader

Hakimullah Mehsud is believed to have been behind a deadly suicide attack at a CIA base in Afghanistan and a failed car bombing in New York's Times Square

• Nov 1, 2013

Obama, al-Maliki discuss fighting al Qaeda

President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden meet at the White House with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki

• Nov 1, 2013

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