Sarah WolfeMarch 23, 2013 12:14

The Pakistan Taliban threatened to assassinate former President Pervez Musharraf if he returns to the country as planned Sunday.

Zimbabwe: Beatrice Mtetwa arrest attracts international attention

Samantha Stainburn and Erin Conway-SmithMarch 20, 2013 12:23

JOHANNESBURG — "Her arrest is not just an attack on her profession but on the people of Zimbabwe, who have just voted yes to a new constitution that enshrines fundamental human rights," Mtetwa’s lawyer, Thabani Mpofu, said, according to the Guardian.

Obama in Israel: Let the fence mending begin

Noga TarnopolskyMarch 19, 2013 06:01

JERUSALEM — Obama's two-day visit, in which he will address 2,000 Israeli university students, is seen as a counterpart to his 2009 speech in Cairo, which was focused on repairing relations with the Muslim world. This week's visit, which includes a symbolic and much-touted trip to the Dead Sea Scrolls, is seen as a stay against any possible erosion of the American-Israeli relationship

Why a British exit from the EU remains a possibility

Mamta Badkar, Business InsiderMarch 18, 2013 15:44

Europe's sovereign debt crisis has for some time now roused euroskepticism in the United Kingdom.

Raila Odinga files his appeal contesting Kenya election results

Talia RalphMarch 16, 2013 10:12

Raila Odinga lost Kenya's presidential elections to his deputy Uhuru Kenyatta by a slim margin.

Raila Odinga files his appeal contesting Kenya election results (PHOTOS)

Talia RalphMarch 16, 2013 10:14

Raila Odinga filed his appeal against Kenya's presidential election results to the Supreme Court Saturday, accusing election officials of manipulation.

Israel: Coalition government deal signed

Samantha Stainburn and Noga TarnopolskyMarch 15, 2013 12:22

JERUSALEM — "The prime minister welcomes the coalition agreements that have been signed between the Likud and Yisrael Beitenu (on one side) and the Yesh Atid party and the Jewish Home," Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.

China: Who cast the single ‘no’ vote against Xi Jinping?

Samantha Stainburn and Benjamin CarlsonMarch 15, 2013 11:39

HONG KONG — Citizens on Chinese social media were immediately consumed with speculation, so much so that the words “no vote” was censored by the authorities on sites like Sina Weibo, the South China Morning Post reported.

Mac DefordMarch 15, 2013 06:58

What was Biden signaling in his pro-war comments on Iran to Israeli lobby?

Commentary: Is the vice president building his own hardline bona fides for 2016?

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US Vice President Joe Biden addresses the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual policy conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on March 4, 2013, in Washington, DC. Biden boldly confirmed the political, historical and military ties between the two countries and emphasized President Barack Obama's support for Israel, a country the president will visit later this month. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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OWL’S HEAD, MAINE — Next week will mark the 10th anniversary of the United States' invasion of Iraq, the low point of many in George W. Bush's failed presidency.

Can a Canadian save the Catholic Church?

Benjamin ShinglerMarch 12, 2013 06:00

MONTREAL — Cardinal Marc Ouellet's rise in the Catholic Church comes with the most Canadian of plot twists: a hockey injury. Quebecers may share his love of hockey, but Ouellet’s critics say his conservative values are out of step with modern-day liberal Quebec. Now, he's considered a contender to become the next pope.