Leon Panetta was unanimously confirmed by the Senate Tuesday to be the next Pentagon chief, the Los Angeles Times reported.
We take a look at Angelina Jolie, Michelle Obama, and Shakira, and their humanitarian efforts.
President Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court for genocide and war crimes. He will be hosted in Beijing for three days next week.
British Prime Minister David Cameron is livid over critical comments made by some top military officers regarding the NATO campaign in Libya.
As the Libya conflict continues, Libyan rebels have taken and are repairing weapons from forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
On Monday, rebel army officers were seen in a workshop in Benghazi fixing weapons.
To celebrate World Refugee Day on June 20, Jolie traveled from Malta to the Italian island of Lampedusa to tour the temporary camps with the UN's High Commissioner for Refugees.
The First Lady is landing in South Africa Monday to start a week-long good-will tour.
Majority of world's refugees are in developing countries, reveals a latest report by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Monday. The report is released at a time when anti-refugee sentiment is on the rise in many industrialized countries.
A technical failure in a NATO missile may have caused a number of civilian casualties in Tripoli, a spokesman said on Sunday.
NATO admitted on Sunday that it had accidentally bombed a residential neighborhood in Libya, killing at least 9 men, women and children.
Golf teammates President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner enjoyed some cold drinks after several hours of golf on Saturday, after defeating the team of Vice President Joe Biden and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
President Barack Obama and John Boehner took to the golf links just outside of Washington D.C. on Saturday as the rancorous political back and forth took a back seat.
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden teed off against House Speaker John Boehner and Ohio Gov. John Kasich in a Saturday golf game near Washington.
Architectural monuments in Libya listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as world heritage sites are facing the danger of destruction following revolts in Libya to overthrow the regime of Muammar Gaddafi.
He’s spent the week debating the legality of the United States participation in Libya, and meeting with top officials to alter the United States’ role in Afghanistan, but in his latest speech, President Barack Obama focused on what he called his most important role: fatherhood.
UN envoy Angelina Jolie traveled to Turkey's border with Syria today, where she will meet some of the more than 9,600 refugees who have fled a bloody crackdown on Syrian anti-government protesters.
Moammar Gaddafi's son says that his father is ready to hold general election in three months time if rebels stop their struggle.
The Spanish government will expel the Libyan ambassador to Madrid as well as three other Libyan envoys, according to a statement from the Spanish Foreign Ministry.
The White House said Wednesday that President Barack Obama has the legal authority to continue U.S. military action in Libya, despite Congress not authorizing it.
Speaker of the House John Boehner sent President Obama a letter yesterday pressing Obama to seek Congressional approval for the intervention in Libya.
House Speaker John Boehner has written the following letter to President Obama, asking him to explain the legality of his administration’s military activities in Libya.
U.S. House Speaker Republican John Boehner has asked President Barack Obama for a clear explanation of the legal standing supporting his administration’s continued military involvement in Libya.
