U.S. Considered Action against Anti-Whalers

Diplomatic Cables Released by WikiLeaks: Japan, U.S. Discussed How to Weaken Conservation Group

• Jan 3, 2011

Ex-Lebanon Leader: Christians Target of Genocide

Says Extremists Are Waging Attacks Without Justification on Christians; Church Bombing Sparks Protests in Egypt

• Jan 3, 2011

Cables: U.S., Germany Plan Spy Satellite Project

$270M Program, Run under Guise of Commercial Enterprise, Causing Friction in European Union; Germany Denies Existence

• Jan 3, 2011

Drug Cartel Purportedly Offers 1-Month Truce

Unverified Letter from La Familia Cartel in Western Mexico Promises to Cease All Activity to Highlight Government Malfeasance

• Jan 3, 2011

1st Casino Brings Moral Dilemma to Syrian Capital

Punters Pack Luxury Marble Building in Muslim City on Opening Day, but Many in Nation Still View Gambling as "Haram"

• Jan 3, 2011

Deadly Australian Floods Create Lake of Misery

Military Flights Rush Supplies to Town of 75,000 that's Nearly Cut Off, as Area of Outback Larger than Texas is Inundated

• Jan 3, 2011

Massive Earthquake Shakes Southern Chile

Tens of Thousands Flee to High Ground Fearing Tsunami, but No Reports of Deaths or Damage, No Tsunami Alert

• Jan 3, 2011

S. Korea Leader Talks Tough, Opens Door to Peace

President of S. Korea Vows Not to Let North "Covet Even an Inch of Our Territory," Says North Disarmament Could Lead to Aid

• Jan 3, 2011

Pakistan's Political Crisis

The Ruling Coalition (and Pro-U.S.) Pakistan People's Party is Left in the Minority after an Allied Party Quits

• Jan 2, 2011

Chavez, Clinton Shake Hands, Chat Amid Tensions

Handshake Came as Leaders Were Milling About at Inauguration of New Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff

• Jan 1, 2011

Plane Crash Tragedies

Images of Recent Aviation Accidents

• Jan 1, 2011
• 28 photos

Julian Assange Given Press Freedom Award

Romanian News Site Honors WikiLeaks Founder for Exposing Some Governments' "Duplicitous Behavior"

• Jan 1, 2011

Australians Flee Flood of "Biblical Proportions"

Queensland Residents Evacuate as Torrential Rains, Rising Waters Cover Area Larger Than France, Germany Combined

• Jan 1, 2011

20 Sailors Rescued Near Marshall Isl.

Coast Guard Responds to Distress Call as Crew Abandons Sinking Supply Ship

• Jan 1, 2011

Ivory Coast Leader: World Plots Coup Against Me

Gbagbo Refuses to Cede Power; Official Says World Must Intervene in African Nation's Civil War Crisis

• Jan 1, 2011

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