The border between Uganda and Democratic Republic of Congo is being redrawn — by a river! Technocrats from the two countries are quietly working to head off a...

The gay sex scene alone would be enough to ban “This Area Is Under Quarantine” in many countries. Filmed in a Bangkok hotel room, the scene offers lots of...

Iran accused three detained Americans of spying Monday, signaling Tehran intends to put them on trial. It drew a sharp U.S. response that the charges are baseless...

Yesterday, the first female mayor of Baltimore, Sheila Dixon, went on trial accused of stealing gift cards meant for the poor and using them to fund lavish shopping...

Yemen’s President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, flew into the Gulf of Aden on Nov. 7 to celebrate the first exports of liquefied natural gas from a sprawling $4.5 billion...

Looking around East Africa, indeed Africa, you can see the diplomatic space has become quite black. A few weeks ago, Nairobi was turned upside down with the MTV Africa...

China has executed nine men, including eight from the Muslim Uighur minority, for crimes committed during July riots that killed 200 people in far western Xinjiang...

The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South...

The city of romance got a lesson in love’s hard knocks Sunday, as thousands flocked to the French capital’s first divorce fair. In France, nearly one out...

In a SPIEGEL interview, the national security adviser to the White House, General James Jones, has expressed strong skepticism regarding the request of General Stanley...

A landslide triggered by torrential seasonal rains swept through a hilly region in southern India, killing at least 39 people, an official said Tuesday. The landslide...

Some dude outside my supermarket just asked me to sign a petition to legalize marijuana. Apparently he was so high that he forgot he’s in California, where pot is...

Injecting itself aggressively into the health-care debate, the Roman Catholic Church in America has emerged as a major political force with the potential to upend a key...

The upper house of Afghan Parliament “Misharano Jirga” has condemned the ‘arrests’ of Afghan refugees in Pakistan and has said it will closely assess the...

Congress today is without a doubt an elite institution. A new survey states that 44% members of Congress are millionaires compared to 1% of the American public. That...

An act more defaming than this can hardly be imagined. The Maharashtra Assembly seems to have become a hub for goons to reign. It’s not everyday that you get to...

Morocco’s foreign minister protested at “unacceptable, professional mistake” of the Swedish embassy’s advisor Block-Mazoyer. The Minister said in a statement...

A new propaganda book on Israel states that the nation is home to an economic miracle because Israel is small and has so many innovative start-up IT companies. Good for...

The issue of abortion is a slippery slope. I do not, in any way, condone it as a form of birth control, nor do I condone late term abortions. However, in cases of...

During the Oslo years, Yasir ‘Arafat threatened to publicly declare a state before final status talks as the Israeli government continued to refuse to negotiate...