"I do feel bad that so many people don't have a sense of humor," said South Dakota state Rep. Betty Olson.
The Sinai militants say the three Egyptians purportedly beheaded in the video were working for Israel.
A teacher at the now-closed International School Benghazi, he had been held hostage in Libya since May.
An upset victory by one of Dilma Rousseff's challengers could see Brazil increase global trade and rethink controversial foreign relationships.
Qatar may be funding extremism as well as fighting it -- and that's leading many to doubt it's fit to host the 2022 World Cup.
Weaker-than-expected consumption in Europe and China, coupled with a global supply glut, is depressing crude oil prices.
In condemning the protesters, an editorial in the People's Daily used a word with deep resonance in modern Chinese history.
U.S. oil prices slid the most in 17 months on Tuesday, with international oil prices close behind.
The cost to the U.S. military of bombing ISIS may reach as high as $10 billion.
Watch President Obama and other world leaders address the United Nations.
Born to shoot down Soviet jets, the Lockheed Martin plane sat idle for nine years before finding a mission.
"What we've got to do is understand this is a battle of moderation and modernity versus extremism and reactionary politics," Blair said.
The U.S., along with some of its Arab allies, began bombing the stronghold of the Islamic State group in Syria early Tuesday morning.
Airstrikes by the U.S. and several Arab allies killed at least 20 ISIS militants, but also reportedly claimed the lives of eight civilians.
Italian authorities sent boats to the scene and 55 people have been rescued.
The Ajnad Misr militant group claimed responsibility for the blast in a statement posted on its official Twitter account.
Ten people were assassinated in Benghazi in just 24 hours. One of the victims was just 17 years old.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says the actor's global fame and passion for the planet will help bring awareness to the climate threat.
Thinni, Libya’s acting prime minister since March, had sought to reassert control over the strife-torn country by naming a new cabinet.
The House voted 273 to 156 to authorize the plan, a test of support for Obama's campaign to "degrade and destroy" ISIS.
Islamist fighters tried to advance on Libya's Benghazi airport, killing nine soldiers and wounding at least 30.
Qatar denied a claim by Libyan Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni that the country supplied rebel forces with planes and weapons.