Boko Haram threatened Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan this week. Speaking in an audio message that was posted online, rebel leader Imam Abubakar Shekau said that he was willing to martyr himself to make Jonathan see.
Daniel Tovrov
Jan 27, 2012
Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich blamed Palestinian leadership for the conflict in Israel, claiming that Palestinians refuse to have a two-state solution while Israel does.
Sara Dover
Jan 27, 2012
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the murder of a senior official of the Syrian Red Crescent.
Bhaskar Prasad
Jan 27, 2012
The leader of Nigerian militant group Boko Haram has denied killing civilians during the coordinated bomb attacks in Kano last week.
Daniel Tovrov
Jan 26, 2012
Greg Kelly, the son of Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, is currently being investigated by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance after reports surfaced that a woman accused him of rape. But what do you know about Greg Kelly?
Michael Billera
Jan 26, 2012
Iran is unlikely to move toward building a nuclear weapon this year because it does not yet have the capability to produce enough weapon-grade uranium, a draft report by the Institute for Science and International Security said Wednesday.
Eric Linton
Jan 25, 2012
Arab League monitors said the withdrawal of colleagues by Gulf Arab states would not hinder their work in Syria while France and Britain Wednesday joined efforts at the United Nations to end President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
Eric Linton
Jan 25, 2012
The proposed Enemy Expatriation Act would allow the U.S. government to revoke citizens' nationality if they are accused of supporting anti-American hostilities.
Ashley Portero
Jan 24, 2012
Is ACTA an even bigger threat to Internet freedom than SOPA was?
Connor Adams Sheets
Jan 24, 2012
Maternal and infant mortality rates in Afghanistan are amongst the highest in the world.
Palash Ghosh
Jan 24, 2012
40-million new people are expected to enter the global workforce annually.
Palash Ghosh
Jan 24, 2012
Tensions in the already heated Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf rose again on Tuesday when Britain said it was considering sending more military assets to the area.
Daniel Tovrov
Jan 24, 2012
Leon Mugesera was deported from Canada on Tuesday and will soon being trial for war crimes in his native Rwanda.
Daniel Tovrov
Jan 24, 2012
On the same day that it imposed new sanctions on Iran, the European Union dropped some of its restrictions against the government of Burma.
Daniel Tovrov
Jan 23, 2012
Which countries buy the most Iranian oil and what does it mean for the international community's attempt to stop Iran's nuclear program?
Daniel Tovrov
Jan 23, 2012
Lavrov also said he hopes that negotiations with Iran over its nuclear ambitions can re-start soon.
Palash Ghosh
Jan 23, 2012
Accusing the Arab League of attempting to interfere in internal government affairs, Syria rejected a call for President Bashar al-Assad to step down, just as the European Union tightened sanctions on the country.
Elisha Maldonado
Jan 23, 2012
Highly restrictive abortion laws do not deter women from undergoing the procedure, according to the Guttmacher Institute, which found the rate of unsafe abortions has increased in recent years.
Ashley Portero
Jan 23, 2012
Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh gave his farewell address on Monday, stepping down after 33 years in power in response to months of protests.
Daniel Tovrov
Jan 23, 2012
Gun and bomb attacks by Islamist insurgents in Kano kill at least 178 people, a doctor claims as hospitals struggle to cope with carnage.
J.J. McGrath
Jan 22, 2012
Top 5 highlights from last year.
Prarthito Maity
Jan 22, 2012
Arab states, divided over how to handle the crisis in Syria, are likely to extend a peace mission there that critics say is handing President Bashar al-Assad more time to kill opponents of his rule.
J.J. McGrath
Jan 22, 2012
