The treaty known as ATT hasn't gained much traction globally, but proponents hope more nations will be inspired to follow Nigeria's lead.
The United States travels to Sarajevo to take on Bosnia-Herzegovina in an international friendly.
Icelanders are reserving hundreds of tickets to Franklin Graham’s festival in Reykjavík, but they have no intention of showing up.
One-hundred-forty-million children will get married between 2011 and 2020 in the developing world. People in rich Iceland want to do something about it.
Europe's economic woes linger. France and Italy saw double-digit declines in car sales last month, and even the Germans aren't buying.
The puffin was brought back from the brink of extinction about a century ago, but now new threats loom.
The news came shortly after Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said Friday he was willing to grant asylum to Edward Snowden.
Think lava can melt ice? Think again!
The National Security Agency whistle-blower is reportedly headed ultimately for South America.
Jake Tapper was calling out the Obama administration's enforcement of the Espionage Act back in February 2012.
The petition to pardon the whistle-blower passed the necessary 100,000 signatures.
Iceland has resumed commercial whaling, spurring protests from environmental activists. The fin whale is the second-largest mammal in the world and an endangered species.
Very few politicians are openly gay and there has never been an openly homosexual US president.
A Swiss-made solar-powered boat is docking in New York City until June 20
After exposing the NSA's secret data mining PRISM program, Edward Snowden fled to Hong Kong. Now he's speaking out.
After allegedly fleeing Hong Kong, the NSA whistle-blower can seek asylum in numerous countries, but not with guaranteed safety.
The Kremlin said it may take action, if it receives an asylum request from the source of the surveillance controversy leaks.
Edward Snowden is missing after leaving his Hong Kong hotel, while Wikileaks' Julian Assange declared support for the NSA “whistle-blower.”
[UPDATE 3:50 p.m. EDT] Iceland government spokesman: Snowden has to be in Iceland to request asylum.
On OECD's just-released 2013 Better Life Index, Australia once again topped the list, thanks to free healthcare, low unemployment, and other factors.
When the next Icelandic volcano tosses ash into the sky, EasyJet hopes to have the technology in place to prevent the closure of air space.
New Zealand's Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages recently updated its list of banned baby names, which include King, Lucifer and Messiah.