UNHCR: DRC Civilians at Risk 27 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm

U.N. agencies say civilians have been victims of the latest violence in the eastern DRC. Fighting between government forces and two rebel groups -- as well as local, ethnic violence -- is also causing...

Facebook: Governments Demanded Information on 38,000 Users 27 Aug 2013 | 09:00 pm

The social networking giant Facebook says government agents in more than 70 countries demanded information on tens of thousands of Facebook users in the first half of this year. Facebook's report Tue...

Insecurity Delays UN Team's Chemical Inspection in Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 08:55 pm

U.N. investigators have suspended visits to suspected chemical attack sites in Damascus suburbs for one day because of security concerns. A U.N. statement said the team had planned to inspect one of ...

Somali Refugees in Kenya to Elect New Local Leaders 27 Aug 2013 | 08:17 pm

Somali refugees at the Dadaab camps in northeast Kenya are voting in elections for local leaders this week.  The voting is being held as Kenya's government pushes for the refugees to return to their h...

War Crimes Court to Rule on Charles Taylor Appeal 27 Aug 2013 | 08:08 pm

A war crimes court will rule next month on the appeal of former Liberian President Charles Taylor, who is seeking to overturn his conviction and 50-year prison sentence. The U.N.-backed Special Cour....

Insecurity Delays UN Team's Chemical Inspection in Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 07:59 pm

U.N. investigators have suspended visits to suspected chemical attack sites in rebel-held Damascus suburbs for one day because of security concerns. A U.N. statement said the team had planned to insp...

Syria Tensions Push Stock Prices Down; Oil Prices Up 27 Aug 2013 | 07:42 pm

Prices fell on key stock markets in Asia, Europe and the United States following reports that the United States and other nations are considering military action against Syria. In Tuesday's trading, ...

Are U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan Winding Down? 27 Aug 2013 | 07:34 pm

For more than a decade, the United States has been usingunmanned drones to strike at al-Qaida and Taliban militants in western parts of Pakistan that border on Afghanistan. The drone strikes, begun un...

The Latest Images from Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 07:23 pm

US Facing New Financial Deadlines 27 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm

The U.S. is facing crucial new financial deadlines in the coming weeks, needing to fund the government for the year starting in October and then increase the country's borrowing limit. The governmen....