The New York Times
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 00:00
The shake-up at Brazil's foreign ministry came one day after Bolivian Sen. Roger Pinto was spirited into Brazil after spending 452 days in the Brazilian Embassy in Bolivia's capital of La Paz.
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 00:00
Thirteen corpses were found in a grave covered in cement just outside Mexico City last week. Nine of the victims had been decapitated.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 13:22
The Egyptian military has enlisted Muslim scholars in a propaganda campaign to persuade soldiers and policemen that they have a religious duty to obey orders to use deadly force against supporters of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 13:20
Mr. Kerry spoke hours after United Nations inspectors were finally allowed access to one of the attack sites, despite shooting from unidentified snipers that disabled their convoy’s lead vehicle.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 13:17
Israeli security forces shot and killed three Palestinian men early Monday when violent clashes broke out during a raid in the Qalandia refugee camp
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:54
Congolese soldiers and rebel forces suffered heavy casualties on Sunday as they fought for a fifth day near the eastern city of Goma, a doctor near the front line said.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 07:26
The sectarianism that almost tore Iraq apart in 2003 is surging back. Iraqis are numb to the years of violence, yet always calculating the odds as they move through the routine of the day, wondering if death is around the corner.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 00:00
His acknowledged lack of tact notwithstanding, he is the driving force behind a series of socially liberal and establishment-shaking rulings, turning Brazil's highest court - and him in particular - into a newfound political power and the subject of popul
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 00:00
Thousands of migrants ride its roof on their way north each year, braving brutal conditions for a chance at crossing into the United States.
Monday, August 26, 2013 - 00:00
Colombia's government announced that peace talks with Latin America's last major rebel army were resuming just hours after guerrillas killed 13 soldiers Saturday in an ambush.