North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday
North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast Saturday, South Korea's semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean Defense Ministry as saying.
French President Francois Hollande signed into law Saturday a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt.
French President Francois Hollande signed into law Saturday a bill allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt.
The number of Syrian civilians who have fled their country to escape the civil war has passed 1.5 million, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.
The number of Syrian civilians who have fled their country to escape the civil war has passed 1.5 million, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.
Toronto's mayor has purportedly been filmed on cellphone video smoking crack cocaine, the Toronto Star reported.
Toronto's mayor has purportedly been filmed on cellphone video smoking crack cocaine, the Toronto Star reported.
One contestant on "Arab Idol," the Middle Eastern version of American Idol, has been drawing attention because of more than just his impressive vocals.
One contestant on "Arab Idol," the Middle Eastern version of American Idol, has been drawing attention because of more than just his impressive vocals.
In a classroom tucked away from the world in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, students practice spelling.
In a classroom tucked away from the world in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, students practice spelling.
Bombs struck Sunnis leaving a mosque and attending a funeral in Iraq, killing dozens on Friday as tensions between Sunnis and Shiites fester.
Bombs struck Sunnis leaving a mosque and attending a funeral in Iraq, killing dozens on Friday as tensions between Sunnis and Shiites fester.
The number of Syrian civilians who have fled their country to escape the civil war has passed 1.5 million, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.
The number of Syrian civilians who have fled their country to escape the civil war has passed 1.5 million, the U.N. refugee agency said Friday.
Iraqi security forces raided a farm belonging to a prominent Sunni tribal leader Thursday, he and two other tribal leaders said, prompting fears that sectarian tensions could escalate in Iraq's restive al-Anbar province.
Iraqi security forces raided a farm belonging to a prominent Sunni tribal leader Thursday, he and two other tribal leaders said, prompting fears that sectarian tensions could escalate in Iraq's restive al-Anbar province.
Chinese security forces staged a massive crackdown in the center of a provincial capital city Thursday to prevent protests against the construction of a chemical plant, witnesses said.
Chinese security forces staged a massive crackdown in the center of a provincial capital city Thursday to prevent protests against the construction of a chemical plant, witnesses said.
