World Oct 21 Syrian leader Assad visits Russia, Turkey wishes he would stay Syrian President Bashar al-Assad traveled to Moscow on Tuesday to personally thank Russian President Vladimir Putin for his military support.
World Oct 20 Meet Canada's new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Justin Trudeau, head of Canada’s Liberal Party, swept into power on Monday in a stunning defeat to the decade-long conservative leadership of Stephen Harper.
World Oct 19 New restrictions thwart thousands of migrants at borders Efforts by countries in the Balkans to seal their borders or otherwise regulate the flow of migrants have created a backlog of thousands of people trying to make the journey into Europe, the U.N. refugee agency said Monday.
World Oct 18 Israel approves 'stop and frisk' policy amid new violence In an effort to curb a rash of deadly stabbings, the Israeli Cabinet authorized the police on Sunday to 'stop and frisk' individuals on the street, even if there is no indication they are armed.
Politics Oct 13 Here's a minute-by-minute breakdown of the first Democratic presidential debate Nevada Sen. Harry Reid is giving no inkling of which Democratic presidential candidate he plans to support, calling the participants in Tuesday's debate "five of my friends."…
Politics Oct 11 Former GOP staffer says Benghazi probe improperly targeted Clinton A former staff member for the Republican-led House of Representatives committee investigating the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is claiming the panel improperly targeted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
World Oct 11 Social media, Internet use soars in Myanmar as historic election nears Myanmar's national parliamentary election next month will bring many firsts to the Southeast Asian country. Fifty-one million residents of the nation are expected to participate. The elections represent a step forward for free speech in the country, as more people…
World Oct 10 U.S. to make 'condolence payments' to victims of hospital strike The Pentagon said Saturday the U.S. Department of Defense will try to make “condolence payments” to families of the victims of a U.S. air strike that accidentally hit a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan last week.
Politics Oct 08 Lynch: 'Unacceptable' that DOJ doesn't have complete record of police-involved shootings The Justice Department does not have a national record of all police-involved shooting deaths, a fact that Attorney General Loretta Lynch says needs to change.
Arts Oct 08 It's National Poetry Day, so we asked for your haikus In honor of National Poetry Day, we asked you to tweet us a haiku. We received many clever creations.