Mohammed Chatah, a Sunni former minister and ambassador to U.S., was reportedly killed in the attack just a few hundred meters from the government headquarters and parliament in Lebanese capital
Japan to Keep U.S. Air Base on Okinawa
Controversial decision by prefecture governor Hirokazu Nakaima comes despite 17 years of protests over safety and environmental concerns
‘Revolutionary Leaders Are Not Gods’: China’s Leader Xi on Mao’s 120th Birthday
He was no god. That was Chinese President Xi Jinping’s assessment of Mao Zedong on the 120th anniversary of the Great Helmsman’s birthday. In a Dec. 26 speech at the Great Hall of the People — the squat, socialist edifice …
In South Sudan, South Korean Peacekeepers Solicit Ammo From Bitter Rivals Japan
South Korean troops request 10,000 rounds of 5.56-mm ammunition despite an increasingly fractious relationship between East Asian neighbors
Egypt’s Military-Backed Rulers Brand Muslim Brotherhood ‘Terrorist’ and Extend Crackdown
A number of bomb attacks mark a new dark phase in Egypt, where the military-backed government has deepened its crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, labeling the Islamist organization a terrorist group
Piranha Attack! Dozens of Bathers Hurt in Argentina River
Some children reportedly lost entire digits
U.S. Reportedly Sending Arms To Iraq Amid Worst Violence in Years
The weaponry, including 75 Hellfire missiles, and surveillance drones will help Iraq combat a growing al-Qaeda-backed insurgency.
Turkish Leader Lashes Out At Corruption Probe
Tayyip Erdogan said he believes he’s been targeted in a power struggle
American Kidnapped in Pakistan Says He’s ‘Forgotten And Abandoned’
Warren Weinstein, 72, was abducted more than two years ago
Floods in Brazil Kill 32: Officials
Over 50,000 people displaced by deluge
Japan’s Hawkish PM Abe Visits Controversial Shrine That Honors War Criminals
He could only stay away for so long. On Dec. 26, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, where wartime criminals are honored. It was exactly a year after the conservative Prime Minister had …
Russian Passenger Ship Trapped in Antarctic Ice
Nearest rescue vessel is two days away
Typhoon-Ravaged Philippines Villages Celebrate Christmas
Filipinos still recovering from Typhoon Haiyan are doing their best to get in the holiday spirit