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Discontent grows across Brazil

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Sao Paulo - Thousands of demonstrators flooded a square in Brazil's economic hub, Sao Paulo, on Tuesday evening for the latest in a historic wave of protests against the shoddy state of public transit, schools and other public services in...

U.S., Taliban to start talks

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:11 am

The Taliban and the U.S. said Tuesday they will hold talks on finding a political solution to ending nearly 12 years of war in Afghanistan, as the international coalition formally handed over control of the country's security to the Afghan army and...

Turkey's silent 'standing man' launches new wave of protests

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Istanbul - After weeks of sometimes violent confrontation with police, protesters in Turkey have found what could be a more potent form of resistance: standing still.

The trend was launched by performance artist Erdem Gunduz, who...

US and Taliban to start talks in Qatar office

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 12:10 pm

G8 summit exposes rift on Syria

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 11:29 pm

Enniskillen, Northern Ireland - Deep differences over Syria's fierce civil war clouded a summit of world leaders Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin defiantly rejecting calls from the U.S., Britain and France to halt his...

New flash points possible in Turkey

 June 17, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Istanbul - The turmoil in Turkey entered a new stage Sunday, with riot police tearing through residential neighborhoods in Istanbul to clear streets of protesters as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a fiery speech to tens of...

Turkish police storm protesters

 June 16, 2013; Updated: 11:16 pm

Istanbul - Hundreds of riot police firing tear gas stormed a central Istanbul park Saturday, tearing down tents and clearing out demonstrators in a bold, if politically risky, move by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to stem more than...

Reformer takes lead in Iranian vote

 June 15, 2013; Updated: 11:56 pm

Tehran, Iran - Iran's reformist-backed presidential candidate surged to a wide lead in early vote counting today, a top official said, suggesting a flurry of late support could have swayed a race that once appeared solidly in the hands of...

Moderate candidate Hasan Rowhani wins Iran presidential vote

 June 15, 2013; Updated: 12:37 pm

Iran's interior minister says moderate candidate Hasan Rowhani has won the presidential vote, handing a victory to the cleric who gained support of many reform-minded Iranians looking to claw back a bit of ground after years of crackdowns.

Bus fare protest met with rubber bullets

 June 14, 2013; Updated: 11:59 pm

Police fire rubber bullets at people protesting the increase in the price of public transportation in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Thursday. The price to ride the bus and subway rose from 3 Reales to 3.20 Reales, which is about $1.50 U.S.

World's population to climb to 8.1 billion by 2025

 June 14, 2013; Updated: 11:50 pm

United Nations - The United Nations forecast Thursday that the world's population will increase from 7.2 billion today to 8.1 billion in 2025, with most growth in developing countries and more than half in Africa. By...

Protesting Putin

 June 13, 2013; Updated: 11:47 pm

Russian opposition protesters, some holding portraits of political prisoners, shout anti-Putin slogans Wednesday as they march through a street next to the Kremlin in Moscow. Thousands of Russian opposition activists are marching to decry President...

Syrian rebels raid Shiite village

 June 13, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Beirut - Syrian rebels, including Sunni extremists, stormed a village and battled pro-regime militiamen, killing more than 60 Shiite fighters and civilians in an attack steeped in the sectarian hatreds that increasingly characterize the...

U.S. says Assad used chemical weapons

 June 13, 2013; Updated: 5:54 pm

The United States has conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime has used chemical weapons against opposition forces seeking to overthrow the government, crossing what President Barack Obama has called a "red line" that would...

UN says nearly 93,000 killed in Syrian conflict

 June 13, 2013; Updated: 11:02 am

The United Nations' human rights office said Thursday that almost 93,000 people have been confirmed killed in the Syrian conflict, but the real number is likely to be far higher.

Police, protesters clash in Istanbul

 June 12, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Istanbul - Riot police fired tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets in day-long clashes that lasted into the early hours today, overwhelming protesters who have been occupying Istanbul's central Taksim Square and its...

Iran coming out as biggest victor in Syrian conflict

 June 12, 2013; Updated: 11:46 pm

Beirut - As fighters with Lebanon's Hezbollah movement wage the battles that are helping Syria's regime survive, their chief sponsor, Iran, is emerging as the biggest victor in the wider regional struggle for influence that the Syrian...

Afghan forces thwart Taliban raid

 June 11, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Kabul - In the latest in a series of dramatic Taliban attacks across Afghanistan, a team of seven heavily armed fighters staged a bold raid on NATO's operational headquarters at the Kabul airport Monday before being fought off and killed...

Merkel, other European leaders raise concerns over U.S. surveillance program

 June 11, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Berlin - European leaders, stunned by revelations of an extensive U.S. surveillance program that included their citizens, moved Monday to demand more information from the U.S. government and said they would discuss ways to bolster their...

A show of support

 June 10, 2013; Updated: 11:29 pm

A man makes a heart shaped sign to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his wife Emine to show support after his arrival Sunday in Ankara, Turkey. In a series of increasingly belligerent speeches to cheering supporters Sunday, Erdogan...

Winner by a nose

 June 9, 2013; Updated: 11:53 pm

Competitors take snuff at the German Snuff Championships in Freihung near Nuremberg, Germany, on Saturday. The competition's aim is to snuff as much as possible from a 5-gram package.

Keep calm and carry on

 June 8, 2013; Updated: 12:09 am

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II waves after opening the headquarters of the British Broadcasting Corp.'s new Broadcasting House in central London. The queen continued her royal duties Friday even while her husband, Prince Philip, was recovering from...

Commemorating D-Day

 June 7, 2013; Updated: 11:44 pm

World War II U.S. veterans salute during a ceremony Thursday at the Memorial of the Colleville American military cemetery, in Colleville sur Mer, France, on the day of the commemoration of the 69th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. From left:...

Putins attend ballet, then announce their divorce

 June 7, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Moscow - Vladimir Putin pulled off one of his most audacious pieces of stagecraft, attending a ballet with his rarely seen wife, then emerging smiling and announcing their marriage is over.

The end of the marriage of the Russian...

Floodwaters rise in Europe

 June 6, 2013; Updated: 12:08 am

A view from Radobyl Hill Wednesday shows a highway and an exit to the village Mlekojedy flooded by the swollen river Elbe, about 40 miles northwest of Prague, Czech Republic. Heavy rainfalls caused flooding in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the...

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