It appears government efforts to squash three months of protests in the Ukrainian capital have reached a dramatic climax. On Tuesday, after failed negotiations, clashes between opponents of President Viktor Yanukovych and security forces re-ignited. Kiev police report at least nine deaths and many now expect a crackdown on protesters …
Egypt Terror Group Gives Tourists Two Days to Get Out
Based in Sinai and celebrating al-Qaeda, Ansar Jerusalem has emerged as a prolific and lethal force, striking targets across Egypt, including near the Israel border where a tourist bus exploded Sunday.
Death and Violence as Riots Grip Bangkok
Simmering political tensions flared up in the Thai capital once more as police efforts to disperse protest camps led to at least four dead and dozens injured.
Former U.S. Lawmaker Arrested in Zimbabwe
Melvin Reynolds resigned his seat in 1995 after statutory rape conviction
Ukraine Revolution Erupts in New Wave of Violence
Nine dead and dozens injured, say Kiev police
Pussy Riot Members Detained in Sochi Amid Looming Olympic Crackdown
They were quickly released
Swiss Fighter Jets Grounded Since Ethiopian Hijacking Occurred Outside Business Hours
Weekends and nights, the rich Alpine state relies on France for air defense
5 Missing Japanese Scuba Divers Found Off Bali
A sixth diver has been found dead, and the fate of the seventh remains unknown
Florida Man Deliberately Smashes $1M Vase by Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
Artist Maximo Caminero apparently dropped the paint-dipped vase to protest the fact that Pérez Art Museum Miami features international, not local, work
Can Cartoons Explain the Horror of North Korea to the Chinese?
Sketches posted by the U.N. on Weibo to accompany a searing report on human rights in North Korea split opinion in the Middle Kingdom
At Least Five Killed As Thai Police Swoop on Bangkok Protesters
Grenades and gunfire unleashed in the Thai capital
Indonesia Slams Australia for Spying on Trade Talks
Foreign Minister asks how shrimp exports could be vital to national security
One Dead in Australian Asylum Facility Riot in Papua New Guinea
Violence erupts as asylum seekers languish in controversial detention center