After a chorus of cries for social justice echoed through the streets of Brazil for days, protesters called for a time out Wednesday.
After a chorus of cries for social justice echoed through the streets of Brazil for days, protesters called for a time out Wednesday. Despite the anticipated lull in street marches, the government will beef up security with the deployment of elite police officers and firefighters.
Afghanistan's president shelved talks Wednesday with the United States over keeping troops there past next year amid friction over planned U.S. peace talks with the Taliban in Qatar.
Afghanistan's president shelved talks Wednesday with the United States over keeping troops there past next year amid friction over planned U.S. peace talks with the Taliban in Qatar.
North Korea's bipolar swings between nuclear provocation and fawning overtures for talks now form part of a familiar pattern.
North Korea's bipolar swings between nuclear provocation and fawning overtures for talks now form part of a familiar pattern.
Mexican authorities have arrested a former college professor who was on the FBI's 10 most wanted list over allegations of child sex abuse.
Mexican authorities have arrested a former college professor who was on the FBI's 10 most wanted list over allegations of child sex abuse.
U.S. and Taliban representatives will meet soon for the first time to begin what are expected to be long and complex negotiations for a peaceful settlement to the war in Afghanistan
U.S. and Taliban representatives will meet soon for the first time to begin what are expected to be long and complex negotiations for a peaceful settlement to the war in Afghanistan, senior Obama administration officials said Tuesday.
Ali Haidar has a job title that may sound more like a pipe dream than an official post: Syria's minister for national reconciliation.
Ali Haidar has a job title that may sound more like a pipe dream than an official post: Syria's minister for national reconciliation.
A single man stood silently in Istanbul's Taksim Square for hours Monday night, defying police who broke up weekend anti-government protests with tear gas and water cannon and drawing hundreds of others to his vigil.
A single man stood silently in Istanbul's Taksim Square for hours Monday night, defying police who broke up weekend anti-government protests with tear gas and water cannon and drawing hundreds of others to his vigil.
The furor over an incident in which Charles Saatchi grabbed his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, around the neck dominated the British press Tuesday
The furor over an incident in which Charles Saatchi grabbed his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, around the neck dominated the British press Tuesday, a day after police said a man accepted a warning related to the case.
At least 31 people were killed and 57 others were wounded when two suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday, police said.
At least 31 people were killed and 57 others were wounded when two suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque in Baghdad on Tuesday, police said.
Afghan forces formally took over security responsibilities for their violence-plagued country from NATO-led troops on Tuesday, marking a key transition in the long and costly war.
Afghan forces formally took over security responsibilities for their violence-plagued country from NATO-led troops on Tuesday, marking a key transition in the long and costly war.
