France has deployed 1,600 troops to its former colony already to stabilize a country rocked by sectarian violence
Russia Gives Ukraine Financial Lifeline Amid Protests
As former Soviet state moves away from the E.U.
Snowden Offers Brazil Help Investigating U.S. Spying
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden is offering Brazil help investigating claims of U.S. spying. He wrote an open letter first published in the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo.
Netanyahu Accused of Favoring China Over Plaintiffs in U.S. Terrorism Case
Israeli government says a former official can’t testify for reasons of national security
Indian Diplomat’s Arrest in New York Sparks Row With U.S.
Indian officials call the arrest and treatment of their deputy consul in New York City “barbaric” and have meted out retaliatory measures on U.S. diplomats based in India
North Korea Marks Anniversary of Kim Jong Il’s Death
Amid anxiety about high-level purges
Last Australia Combat Troops Withdraw From Afghanistan
Australia has closed its main military base in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, and the country’s final batch of combat troops are on their way home. The departure marks the end of several years of combat that have left dozens of troops dead and more than two hundreds seriously wounded.
At a press conference announcing the withdrawal of …
Rodman’s North Korea Visit Won’t Hide Kim Jong Un’s Insecurities
The controversial former NBA star returns this week to North Korea, a pariah state still coming to terms with its leader’s recent purge of his uncle
Amanda Knox ‘Afraid’ to Appear in Italian Court
‘I didn’t kill. I didn’t rape. I didn’t rob. I didn’t plot’
Six NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan Crash
Initial reports indicate no enemy activity around the crash Tuesday
Family Says British Doctor Died in Syrian Detention
Had been in custody since last year
Pope Francis Turns 77
Four homeless people from outside the Vatican walls joined the Pontiff to celebrate
Snowden Says He’d Help Brazil For Asylum
Russia granted the NSA leaker temporary asylum