A Swiss adventurer went down in the Atlantic on Wednesday while trying to fly from Morocco to Spain with jet-powered wings strapped to his back. A rescue helicopter...

Dozens of people were killed in a remote corner of Central African Republic when Ugandan rebels attacked villagers but were then ambushed by Ugandan soldiers, a witness...

The German defence minister, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, tol the Berlin parliament that Gen Schneiderhan had been relieved of his duties for not explaining to his...

Four Archbishops, including Cardinal Desmond Connell, will be named over their mishandling of hundreds of allegations, including not reporting crimes to the...

President Hugo Chávez rolled out the welcome mat here on Wednesday for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, using the visit to strengthen Venezuela’s political...

I note the basic stalemate within the ‘power-sharing’ government in Harare, and the lack of any progress. South African President Jacob Zuma was supposed to...

The United States risks souring relations with much of Latin America if it recognizes a presidential election in Honduras on Sunday, the foreign policy adviser to...

The notorious murder of the popular folk singer — who became a symbol of resistance after he was tortured and shot to death in the chaotic first days of Chile’s...

This is the moment when British-bound migrants hiding in lorries bound for Dover were flushed out in a police swoop. The two would-be illegal immigrants were among 30...

My calendar year runs from one Thanksgiving to another. Since the last Thanksgiving, I have lost my father. Some days, I still wait to wake up from my nightmare even...

The son of a Philippines clan boss, suspected of the massacre of at least 57 journalists and political activists, turned himself in today, as investigators announced...

I have finally read some news that actually made me smile : ) Jordan’s dams are filled with more water than what they had at this time of the year last year due to...

In Argentina, a street demonstration is more than a political act – it’s a profession. Ever since the country’s economic crisis of the late 1990s, unemployed...

A helicopter belonging to an international military contractor has gone missing in Afghanistan, officials said Thursday. The helicopter for Supreme Global Service...

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced today his cabinet’s decision, “To suspend new construction in Judea and Samaria.” (Yes, they still call it...

Islamic religious authorities have begun tightening their grip on Iranian public schools, a report said Wednesday, as hard-liners expand an ideological “soft...

This Sunday “60 Minutes” will present an investigation into how the global gold industry is helping fuel violence and chaos in the Congo. CBS reporter...

Early this morning, November 26, 2009, a blast has been reported from the Rasheedabad area on Charsadda Road of Peshawar. Two policemen, including an SHO, are reported...

Anti-Semitism is rampant all over the world, and it doesn’t help that the anti-Zionist/anti-Israeli movement is so vocal and so vitriolic. Regardless of whether...

On the eve of International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Ministry of Public Health in Afghanistan has released a shocking report on the rise...