Daniel Tovrov

Serbia was given European Union candidate status on Wednesday, which is the first step in becoming a member state of the international organization. But for ascension, the country must make amends with Kosovo.

Angelina Jolie is in Libya Wednesday, where she is meeting with refugees of the ongoing Libyan revolution, as well as the county's new, post-Moammar Gadhafi leadership.

Apple's iOS 5 will be released on Wednesday, and the new iPhone operating system, with its 200 new features, is already being hailed as one of the biggest and best innovations in mobile technology to date. But, Apple is actually hurting Internet innovation and frustrating Web developers.

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit will be released by Hamas in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a meeting with his 29 cabinet ministers in Jerusalem on Tuesday, after which he announced that an agreement was finally summarized and both sides signed.

Iranian police chief Ahmadi Moghadam said he would resign if anyone proved that the results of a recent survey were accurate.

In Egypt, Coptic Orthodox Pope Shenuda III has called for three days of mourning and fasting to remember the 20 Christians killed during a protest in Cairo Sunday.

In Egypt, Coptic Christians mourned the 25 people killed on Sunday when a protest in Cairo turned violent. Above the sadness, there is anger -- the intense frustration of being ignored and persecuted, of being blamed by the government for starting the violence that killed their own.

Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was sentenced to seven years in prison by a judge in Kiev on Tuesday.

Christian protestors in Cairo, Egypt were attacked on Sunday night, turning a moderate demonstration into all out anarchy.

The fate of Youcef Nadarkhani, the Iranian pastor sentenced to death for refusing to convert to Islam, now belongs to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Hurricane Jova is set to hit the Mexican resort town of Barra de Navidad by Tuesday morning.

Marzieh Vafamehr was sentenced her to one year in prison and 90 lashes, according to The Associated Press.

The U.N. Mission in Afghanistan interviewed prisoners held by both the Afghan National Police and the National Directorate of Security, many of whom reported that they were tortured, beaten and subject to devices like electric shocks during interrogation sessions.

Ben and Jerry’s board of directors issued a statement, saying To those who Occupy: We stand with you.

In one week, North Korea will celebrate the 85th anniversary of the founding of The Down-with-Imperialism Union by Kim Il-sung, the father of the country's current leader Kim Jong-il. But the current focus in the Democratic People’s Republic is not on the father, but on the son, Kim Jong-un -- the North Korean heir-apparent.

Former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh was found dead at the Rafaello Hotel in Chicago on Saturday afternoon.

The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winners were announced on Friday, and for the first time, three women split the prize. But, after a weekend of celebration, peace still isn't ubiquitous in either Liberia or Yemen, the homes of the laureates.

The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to three women on Friday for their collective nonviolent struggle for the safety of women and for women's rights to full participation in peace-building work.

A man in Brooklyn, New York videotaped what he thought were UFOs on Thursday night.

It's been nine months since the beginning of the Arab Spring, and North African and The Middle East are still very much in turmoil.

Clooney, who has long denied every attending one of Berlusconi's infamous bunga bunga parties, revealed for the first time that he was invited to the orgiastic festivities by the statesman.

Friday marks the tenth anniversary of the War in Afghanistan, but few in either Kabul or Washington are celebrating.

The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize was given to three women: Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian peace advocate Leymah Gbowee and Yemeni activist Tawakkul Karman.

Exactly 10 years ago Friday, the United States entered into a war with Afghanistan. And, despite President Barack Obama's plan to completely remove American troops from the country by 2014, the U.S. could be in Afghanistan for decades to come.

Amanda Knox has been offered a job in pornography by Vivid Entertainment

Steve Jobs died at his home on Wednesday night, and the sad event eclipsed most other news stories, including Sarah Palin's official decision not to run for president.

Even Springfield and The Simpsons are not immune from the current economic climate, and unless the Fox Network and the show's cast can agree on an austerity package of sorts, the show may be cancelled.

One day before the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan, hundreds amassed in Kabul to protest the United States continued troop presence in the country.