Former Sen. Feingold Will Be Special Envoy for Central Africa

(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of State John Kerry announced Tuesday that former Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., will be the Obama administration’s new special envoy to deal with conflict-ridden Centr... Read More

Rahm Emanuel Celebrates Daughter's Bat Mitzvah, Attends Presidential Conference in Israel

(JERUSALEM) -- Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is celebrating two important birthdays this week. Last Friday, the mayor and his youngest daughter, Leah, embarked on a week-long commemorative... Read More

US, Afghans and Taliban to Begin Peace Negotiations

(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- Marking a major milestone in the 12-year war, Taliban officials announced on Tuesday that they are prepared to sit down for direct peace talks with Afghan and U.S. officials... Read More

Five Reasons Why Brazil Is Protesting

(WASHINGTON) -- On Saturday, thousands of Brazilian fans at the Estadio Nacional Mane Garrincha booed and heckled FIFA president Sepp Blatter and Brazilian president Dilma Roussef during the openin... Read More

Amanda Knox Court Cites Theory of Sex Game Gone Wrong

(ROME) -- The Italian Supreme Court handling Amanda Knox's murder case released its reasoning on Tuesday and cited prosecutors' early theory that her roommate Meredith Kercher died in an "erotic ga... Read More

Security Transition in Afghanistan: Sovereign Forces 'Take the Lead'

(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- Tuesday marked a major milestone in the war in Afghanistan, as sovereign forces there have officially “taken the lead” in all security responsibilities from U.S.... Read More

Pirate Attacks in West Africa on the Rise

(JOHANNESBURG) -- Pirate attacks on the west coast of Africa now outnumber attacks by Somali pirates on the east coast, a new report by the International Maritime Bureau finds. There wer... Read More

Iranian President-Elect Hints at Some Flexibility

(TEHRAN, Iran) -- In his first comments to the press since being elected Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani promised on Monday that his government would institute a doctrine of moderation while p... Read More

New Threats of Military Intervening in Turkish Civil Unrest

(ANKARA, Turkey) -- The government of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan may be preparing to step up, not dial down, clashes with demonstrators protesting his regime over what they say is... Read More

Obama, Putin Don't 'Coincide' On Syria But Call for End to Violence

(SLIGO, IRELAND) -- Emerging from a two-hour meeting at the G8 summit, President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed that the bloodshed in Syria must stop and that there should be a r... Read More