Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro launched a "government of the streets" Monday with new finance and interior ministers, even as his election to replace the late Hugo Chavez remained in dispute.
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Italy's Parliament on Saturday re-elected Giorgio Napolitano to an unprecedented second term as president, after party leaders persuaded the 87-year-old to serve again in hopes of easing the hostility that has thwarted formation of a new government.
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The effects of going hungry in childhood may be more lasting than previously thought.
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Opposition youths skirmished with police after 10,000 Bahrainis rallied peacefully for democracy on Friday (April 21), two days before a Formula One car race that puts the Gulf Arab kingdom in the global spotlight.
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Israeli troops have killed more than 20 people during Nakba Day demonstrations across the Middle East.
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Findings put him in a tight spot as he relies on the support of police and military
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Police are called after gunfire breaks out at an apartment complex south of Seattle, finding bullets flying and men on the ground.
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Re-elected to an unprecedented second term, President Giorgio Napolitano is now charged with resolving Italy’s political deadlock.
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Saudi Arabia is facing a housing crisis and requires 350 million square metres of new accommodation to meet its burgeoning demand, an economic forum in Jeddah has been told.
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Dozens injured as Islamist protesters clash with unknown rivals near Egypt's High Court in Cairo; firearms used and at least 95 injured
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Japanese brokerage firm Nomura on Monday said the recent fall in gold and oil prices can help improve India's elevated current account deficit (CAD) by one percentage point to 4.3 per cent during 2013.
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The Obama administration’s concealment of details about its use has made it impossible for the US to comply with its UN obligations and has contributed to a disturbing level of public support for the practice
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Let's face it: Terrorism has become a fact of life. Not a day goes by without television news reporting how many people have been killed in a terrorist attack in Baghdad, Kabul or Damascus. We are so used to hearing these death statistics that most of us respond to them as if it were the weather report.
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A defiant, festive mood prevailed Sunday as the London Marathon began on a glorious spring day despite concerns raised by the bomb attacks on the Boston Marathon six days ago.
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Protesters block roads, police fire teargas -activist
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Greece's ruling conservatives have regained a narrow lead over anti-bailout leftists, an opinion poll published on Saturday showed.
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The forthcoming elections in Iran and Egypt may well shape the political roadmap for the entire region and have far-reaching ramifications in the days ahead
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Bahrain's controversial Formula One race will go ahead on Sunday despite opposition protests and street violence plaguing the island kingdom more than two years after pro-democracy protests began.
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The comic performance being acted out in Egypt nowadays - also known as Mubarak's trial, or the trial of the century - is actually the play of the century. Expertly written and directed by the Military Council with the help of members from the judiciary, media, and security, its aim is for Mubarak to save face, put an end to the revolution and brainwash the nation.
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