The U.S. is pushing for Palestine to delay a U.N. vote on statehood until after the November presidential elections. Palestinian officials say they will not cooperate.
Maya Shwayder
Aug 09, 2012
Unlike the FEC, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is making moves to uncover the financial sources of several dark money groups.
Ashley Portero
Aug 09, 2012
The Taliban's anger at Khan appears to be due to the former cricketer’s lack of religious conviction and left-wing, secular ideas.
Palash Ghosh
Aug 09, 2012
Kenya has thrown in a bid, along with Egypt and South Africa, to be the first African nation to host the Olympics in 2024. But the Kenyan economy might not be able to handle the financial burden.
Maya Shwayder
Aug 09, 2012
Bidzina Ivanishvili, a Georgian billionaire who hopes to take Parliament in the upcoming elections, could breath fresh life into the burgeoning Georgian democracy. That is, if the ruling party will let him.
Maya Shwayder
Aug 09, 2012
Militant spokesman said leaders are meeting to decide whether the man they consider a kafir (infidel) would be allowed to lead an anti-drone-attack march of thousands in Waziristan unmolested in September.
Angelo Young
Aug 09, 2012
In a move that can be apparently dubbed as a political soap to boost the sliding popularity of his Congress party in the 2014 general elections, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to launch a scheme to provide free mobile connection to six million poor families in the country.
Sreeja VN
Aug 08, 2012
Kenya's parliamentary building has undergone a major renovation, worth millions of dollars. Meanwhile, about half the citizens live in poverty.
Jacey Fortin
Aug 08, 2012
As Japan struggles to define its approach to nuclear power after Fukushima, today's Hiroshima anniversary recalls just how risky nuclear technology can be.
Jacey Fortin
Aug 06, 2012
After rounding up over 6,000 suspected illegal immigrants over the weekend, Greek authorities announced that 1,600 will be deported.
Ryan Villarreal
Aug 06, 2012
Try as he might, Mitt Romney just cannot connect with the average American voter. That point was highlighted this week by a survey that found there are more people with unfavorable views of the Republican presidential candidate than there are people with favorable views of him.
Ashley Portero
Aug 04, 2012
If hundreds and hundreds of teddy bears can't bring down Europe's last dictatorship, what can?
Jacey Fortin
Aug 04, 2012
A new super PAC called FightBigotry.com will "connect the dots to explain the one political vulnerability of President Obama that no one else has the stomach to bring up."
Ashley Portero
Aug 04, 2012
Another month of inadequate job growth allows prospective Republician Party Mitt Romney to double down on the tactic that has so far defined his presidential campaign: keep the focus on President Barack Obama.
Jeremy White
Aug 03, 2012
Forty-seven people account for 57 percent of the money raised by super PACs this election cycle -- and most Americans have no idea what this means.
Ashley Portero
Aug 03, 2012
While the world considers the broader regional implications of the Syria crisis, the status and position of religious minorities is becoming an increasingly important issue.
Samer Libdeh
Aug 02, 2012
Despite the recent passage of a new constitution, corruption in Somalia's interim government could derail progress even before it begins.
Jacey Fortin
Aug 02, 2012
A spokesman for Egyptian President Morsi said a letter supposedly sent to Israeli President Peres was fake and reports of it were "slander."
Maya Shwayder
Aug 01, 2012
Ted Cruz's victory, a significant win for the Tea Party, shows the group is gaining momentum. What thta means is that even a President Romney shouldn't expect "get along" votes from the Republican right wing
Laura Matthews
Aug 01, 2012
The financial situation in Iraq, one of the world's largest reservoirs of crude oil, has become grave.
Nish Amarnath
Aug 01, 2012
In May, the junta faced and defeated a counter-coup of officers and police who supported the ousted Toure.
Palash Ghosh
Aug 01, 2012
Democrats and Republicans in Congress reached a deal on Tuesday to fund federal government activities through next March and eliminate any threat of agency shutdowns that could upset voters ahead of the November 6 presidential and congressional elections.
Joseph Lazzaro
Jul 31, 2012
