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Clashes erupt in Congo's Goma ahead of UN visit

Violent flare-up near Congo's Goma days before the UN's Ban Ki-moon is set to arrive.

Imran Khan's party wins Karachi revote

The repeat election came after Khan's party, the PTI, complained of irregularities and fraud in the first vote on May 11 by Karachi's long-dominant party, the MQM.

Hezbollah ups the ante, helps rout Syrian rebels near Lebanon's border

AL-QASR — GlobalPost travels with Hezbollah as it steps up its support for the Syrian government, helping it retake key rebel strongholds on the road to Damascus.

Russia's independent Levada pollster threatened with closure for 'political activity'

Russia's independent Levada Center under scrutiny amid a crackdown on civil society.

Veteran firefighter killed in huge Dallas condo fire

A huge six-alarm fire killed a veteran fire fighter and destroyed at least 24 different housing units in the early morning hours of May 20th in a Dallas, Texas complex of condos.

After recent border standoff, Indian and Chinese premiers pledge 'peace and tranquility'

NEW DELHI — India and China's premiers discussed economic and military cooperation on Monday, just weeks after their two countries were involved in a tense border standoff in the disputed area of Daulat Beg Oldie, Ladakh.

2 FBI agents killed in training accident

Two FBI agents killed.

Powerful tornadoes hit the Midwest

A powerful weather system has hit the Midwestern US, causing severe storms, property damage, and an outbreak of tornadoes in both Oklahoma and Kansas.
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