The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group vowed to help propel President Bashar Assad to victory in Syria's bloody civil war, warning that the fall of the Damascus regime would give rise to extremists and plunge the …The Christian Science Monitor · 2 hours ago
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LONDON — Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty British soldier in a London street, an apparent act of Islamic extremism that has …The Huffington Post · 1 hour ago
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Two men are being questioned by police on suspicion of endangering an aircraft after a U.K.- bound Pakistan International Airlines Corp. jet was diverted yesterday to London Stansted airport. Police boarded flight PK709 …Bloomberg · 10 hours ago
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NIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist militants who carried out simultaneous suicide attacks on an army base and a French uranium mine in northern Niger two days ago came from southern Libya, Niger's president said on …Yahoo! News · 6 hours ago
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LAHORE, Pakistan — Sixteen schoolchildren and a teacher burned to death in eastern Pakistan early Saturday when a short-circuit near a leaking gas tank caused their minibus to burst into flames, police said. Police …Boston Herald · 9 hours ago
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Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday urged North Korea to return to six-nation talks aimed at resolving its disputed nuclear program, the state-backed China News Service reported. Lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula …Bloomberg · 7 hours ago
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BEIJING — The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, bluntly told a North Korean envoy on Friday that his country should return to diplomatic talks intended to rid it of its nuclear weapons, according to a state-run Chinese news …New York Times · 16 hours ago
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - A group of 80 international aid agencies urged the European Union on Saturday to follow through on pledges it made last year to back Palestinian communities seen as vulnerable to …The Baltimore Sun · 10 hours ago
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Parents and volunteers have been patrolling the streets of Stockholm's immigrant-heavy suburbs to help quell riots that have raged for almost a week, serving as a successful deterrent to troublemakers and winning praise …my.news.yahoo.com · 2 hours ago
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- A look at legislation passed in Turkey's parliament early Friday that would ban all alcohol advertising and tighten restrictions on the sale of such beverages, and how such a law could affect tourists …San Jose Mercury News · 1 day ago
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ABU DHABI (Reuters) - France's foreign minister on Saturday ruled out Iran taking part in a proposed Syria peace conference, saying Tehran was involved in the conflict and had no desire for peace. Laurent Fabius will host …Yahoo! News · 2 hours ago
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HAVANA — Official silence surrounded the case of a Canadian businessman targeted by a corruption probe in Cuba on Friday, as the initial trial of several foreigners suspected of graft entered its second day. Sarkis …Kansas City Star · 18 hours ago
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NEW DELHI — At least 16 people, including a prominent politician, were killed Saturday when Maoist guerrillas ambushed a convoy of political leaders in the state of Chhattisgarh, the authorities said. Among the dead were …New York Times · 1 hour ago
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May 25, 2013: Police officers stand near the cordoned off spot where a French soldier was stabbed in the throat in the busy commercial district of La Defense, outside Paris, and France's president said authorities are …FOX News · 39 minutes ago
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Making his first official trip to sub-Saharan Africa, Secretary of State John Kerry demanded Saturday that Nigeria respect human rights as it cracks down on Islamist extremists and pledged to …Chicago Sun-Times · 18 minutes ago
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MAKHACHKALA, Russia — A female suicide bomber identified as a widow of two killed Islamists blew herself up in the southern Russian region of Dagestan on Saturday injuring at least 12, including two children and five …New York Post · 7 hours ago
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KIEV, Ukraine - At least 50 gay rights activists have marched peacefully in the country's first gay rally despite a court ban and attempts to disrupt the event. Participants of the Saturday's rally in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev …Philadelphia Daily News · 11 hours ago
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KAMPALA, Uganda -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged African leaders to implement a peace plan that the U.N. hopes will stabilize eastern Congo, a region long plagued by violence and …The Miami Herald · 1 day ago
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN)-- The leaders of a new Shiite and Kurdish political alliance met with a top Sunni Arab leader Saturday, raising hope for a breakthrough to curb factional violence in Iraq. Tariq al-Hashimi, a Sunni and …CNN · 1 hour ago
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PRIZREN, Kosovo (Reuters) - Kosovo has launched a campaign to seize wild bears held in restaurants and private zoos, responding to concerns over dwindling numbers in the Balkan country's mountainous border areas.Yahoo! News · 15 hours ago
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