Foreign Policy
Leader of Al Qaeda-Linked Group in Syria Calls For Ceasefire Within Assad's Opposition
Abu Mohammed al-Golani, head of the Nusra Front
Princess Christina of Spain Charged With Tax Evasion and Money Laundering
Asked to appear in court on March 8
350 Turkish Police Officers Dismissed
Prime minister has accused the police and the judiciary of a "dirty plot"
Iran Could Play Role in Syria Peace Conference if It Uses Its Influence On Assad
According to State Department officials
White House Says US is Sending Iraq Military Equipment To Fight Al Qaeda-Linked Fighters
White House spokesman Jay Carney adds that Iraq must deal with the situation itself
Chinese Man Arrested in Connection With Fire at Chinese Consulate in San Francisco
Suspect claims he heard voices
Rebels in Syria Kill 34 Foreign Members of Al Qaeda-Linked Groups
Anti-Assad fighters battling the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant
India's Supreme Court Unhappy with Criticism of Ruling Recriminalizing Sodomy
Wants people to be more respectful
10-Year-Old Allegedly Stopped from Suicide Attack in Afghanistan
Another bombing, though, kills three
Goodyear Tire Workers in France Take Bosses Hostage
Who wouldn't want to do business there?
China Destroys Tons of Ivory in Fight Against Elephant Poaching
Doesn't that actually increase the value of what remains?
Explosion in Pakistan Kills 10 Members of Family
Possibly a result of a stored artillery shell
North Korea, Gullible Reporters, and a General Theory of Rumors
Kim Jong-Un did not feed his uncle to 120 dogs. Why did so many people believe he did?
African Refugees Protest Treatment By the Israeli Government
New Law allows migrants without valid documents to be indefinitely detained
Iraq's Prime Minister Urges Fallujah Residents To Expel Al Qaeda-Linked Fighters
The city was overrun last week
Taiwan Won't Allow Bitcoin ATMs
Financial Supervisory Commission doesn't think the cryptocurrency is a currency
Kim Jong-un's Uncle Was Not Stripped and Fed to Starved Dogs
Story started after satirical post was put on a Chinese social media network
French Researchers Reportedly Discover Way To Block Marijuana High
Hormone protects brain from the high produce by pot
China Looks To Dominate Marijuana Market in Wake of Global Policy Reforms
Uruguay and Colorado the sites of the most recent examples of marijuana policy being liberalized around the world
Japanese PM Wants To Explain Controversial Shrine Visit To China and South Korea
The Yasukuni Shrine honors Japanese war dead, including war criminals
Rebels in Syria Push Al Qaeda Back Near Turkish Border, US Open To Iran Playing Role in Peace Talks
Peace conference scheduled for Jan. 22
Dennis Rodman Arrives in North Korea With Team of Former NBA Players
Says he loves Kim Jong-un
UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer Says Billions More in Cuts Will Be Needed After Next General Election
Many of the cuts would be made in the welfare budget
Iran Offers To Help Iraq Fight Al Qaeda
Iraqi forces are trying to remove fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant from two cities in the Anbar province
Angela Merkel Fractures Pelvis While Cross-Country Skiing
The German chancellor has canceled meetings for the next three weeks
Kerry: US Will Help Iraq With Fight Against Al Qaeda-linked Militants, But Won't Send Troops
Says it is "their fight"
Eyewitnesses Say the Iraqi Government Has Lost Control of Fallujah
Al Qaeda-linked fighters and Sunni tribesmen have been fighting government troops
Pussy Riot is Free! But They Aren't Russia's Key to Freedom.
There's a huge disparity between what American media is reporting and what Pussy Riot really stands for.
Al Qaeda's Chief in Lebanon Dies While in Custody
Army general told the Associated Press Majid al-Majid died of kidney failure
