The grim specter of sectarian violence hovers once more over Egypt after a weekend of deadly riots involving Egyptian Copts in Cairo, which followed the funerals of Copts killed in clashes with Muslims in a town north of the …
Kaesong Industrial Zone, an area located in the Cold War-era DMZ between the two Koreas, has earned an estimated $2 billion a year in trade for the impoverished North Korean state. The joint factory zone remained closed to South …
After years of border blockades and commodity shortages, Gazans have become expert at recycling and making new out of old—in this instance, turning scrap wood into charcoal for barbecue grills and water pipes in local …
Ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel have been preparing for the holiday of Passover which starts today. Passover commemorates the flight of Jews from ancient Egypt, as described in the Exodus chapter of the Bible. Passover lasts until …
The central Burmese town of Meikhtila declared a curfew for a second night on March 21 after clashes killed 10 people, including a Buddhist monk, and injured at least 20, authorities said. Riots erupted in Meikhtila, a town …
Barack Obama made a historic first trip to Israel as president and he met with the country’s President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss Iran’s nuclear program, the ongoing civil war in Syria, and the …
Crowds and dignitaries gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the formal inauguration of Pope Francis at the Vatican on Tuesday, March 19, 2013. The Pontiff urged princes, presidents, sheiks and thousands of ordinary people gathered …
In keeping with the dynasty’s tradition of erratic behavior, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened to bombard a South Korean island with 5,000 residents, further raising alarms in Seoul and the U.S., which is beefing up …
Latin Americans reacted with joy on Wednesday at news that the Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected Pope. Bergoglio, who chose the name Pope Francis, is the first pope ever from the Americas.
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Scenes from a fateful day at St. Peter’s Square.
A Christian community in the Pakistani city of Lahore came under attack by an angry Muslim mob over the weekend, following an alleged blasphemy incident. Houses were burned down and property destroyed in what was the latest …
Venezuela’s government announced Thursday that late president Hugo Chavez’s body is to be embalmed and displayed inside a glass coffin at a military museum not far from the country’s presidential palace, Miraflores. This sort of …
Five years after more than 1,000 people were killed in election-related violence, Kenyans went to the polls on Monday to begin casting votes in a nationwide election seen as the country’s most important — and complicated — in …
