Associated Press
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 09:26
Jordan will replace Saudi Arabia on the Security Council for a two-year term starting in January after the Saudis' unprecedented rejection of the seat hours after they were elected, a U.N. diplomat said Thursday.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 00:00
Human rights groups hailed on Thursday a Mexican Supreme Court decision to free a man who claimed soldiers tortured him into confessing to having played a role in a drug-related massacre.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 00:00
President Nicolas Maduro wants to install anti-aircraft weapons systems in hillside slums ringing Caracas to dissuade "imperialist" foreign powers from attacking.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 00:00
Rights groups criticized the council's figure, saying it deeply understates the potential impact.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 00:00
Consumer prices jumped 5.1 percent in October.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 00:00
Protesters say his government isn't doing enough to improve living conditions and they want him to hold overdue legislative and local elections.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:50
President Barack Obama is nominating a top Defence Department official to become the US ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:48
The weapons were discovered in Adana, 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the Turkish-Syrian border, by officials looking to cut down on drug smuggling, provincial governor Huseyin Avni Cos told reporters Thursday.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 09:46
The US secretary of state warned that if talks fail, Israel could see a third intifada and international isolation, and that calls for boycott, divestment and sanctions would increase.
Thursday, November 7, 2013 - 08:57
In its strongly worded statement on the oil terminals, the government said such dealings were a “blatant violation” of Libyan sovereignty and a “crime” punishable by law.