Muslim hardliners have continued to threaten to hijack the Miss World competition in Indonesia despite major concessions from the government and organizers leading up to Saturday's finale in Bali
The investigation into the terrorist attack perpetrated by the Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab over the weekend, has been joined by forensic experts from the U.S. Germany, UK, Canada and Interpol. The experts have begun combing the Westgate mall for DNA and ballistic clues
The 68th U.N. General Assembly sessions began in New York this week as members of almost 200 countries converged for a week of diplomacy and dialogue in hopes of reaching important breakthroughs for some of the most important worldly issues.
Bo Xilai appealed his guilty verdict conviction on Sunday, which sentenced the former Communist Party Chinese official to a life in prison. Bo was convicted on corruption charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power
Kenya's Interior Minister Joseph Ol Lenku and the country's defense forces said that three male Islamic terrorists were killed, as all escape routes were sealed off from the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Fox News reported. Three hostages were also freed as part of a new rescue operation on Monday as the standoff entered its third day.
Kenya's interior cabinet secretary Joseph Lenku said at least 68 people were killed and at least 175 injured, with 30 civilians still remaining remain trapped inside the upscale Westgate Mall in Nairobi, more than 24 hours after Somali al-Shabaab terrorists threw grenades and opened fire at shoppers on Saturday.
President Barack Obama said that he will be open to direct talks between Iran and the United States but only if the Muslim country is serious about getting rid of its nuclear weapons program, the White House said on Thursday.
Genka Shikerova, a leading Bulgarian journalist, saw her Peugeot 308 set on fire in a suspected arson attack on Monday evening, underscoring the growing danger within Bulgaria in recent weeks as reporters have seen their careers severely intimidated by authorities.
The Taliban attacked the U.S. Consulate in western Afghanistan with car bombs and guns on Friday, killing at least four Afghans, though they did not enter the compound or hurt Americans.
Amir Hekmati, a former Marine who has been held in Iran for two years, sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reportedly on September 1, underscoring that he has endured "miserable prison condition," adding that he believes Tehran is holding him hostage for a possible prisoner exchange in the future.
Three Russian warships crossed Turkey's Bosphorus Strait on Thursday en route to the eastern Mediterranean, near the Syrian coast, Reuters reported. Russians say they are concerned about potential US-led strikes in response to the Damascus regime's alleged use of chemical weapons, and are seeking to block their intentions.
Muhammad Morsi, the ousted Egyptian president, will be tried, along with top aides and leading members of the Muslim Brotherhood, for inciting supporters to kill at least 10 opponents outside his palace while presiding in office.
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that America was confident the Syrian government carried out a chemical weapon attack near Damascus last week. Obama said the use of chemical weapons affected the United States' national interests, raising the specter of whether military strikes on Bashar al-Assad's regime may be imminent
Unidentified snipers opened fire on a convoy of U.N. experts investigating chemical weapons attacks in Damascus, the UN said on Monday, as reported by the BBC. Syrian state media have already blamed opposition "terrorists" for the attack
A 22-year-old female Indian photojournalist was gang raped while her male companion was beaten in the textile neighborhood of Lower Parel, in southern Mumbai.
"The United States strongly condemns any and all use of chemical weapons... We are formally requesting that the United Nations urgently investigate this new allegation. The U.N. investigative team, which is currently in Syria, is prepared to do so," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said in a statement Wednesday in light of a new report claiming that chemical weapons were used by pro-Bashar al Assad forces against opposition forces in the current civil war in Syria. In the report, Assad's forces may have gassed as many as 1,300 people in what would be considered the worst chemical attack in decades. Assad's forces, for its part have vehemently denied committed the attack. Its chief ally Russia also suggested that rebel forces may have stage the assault to provoke international action.
Former Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for thirty years before being ousted in February 2011, could be released from prison this week, according to his lawyer and judicial sources.
Christian churches in Egypt have been burned to the ground by supporters of Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammed Morsi, and the strong response by security forces to subsequent protest, NewsMax and CNN reported. Protesters tossed firebombs at Mar Gergiss church in Sohag, which has a large Coptic Christian community.
