December 11, 2013
More Than 60,000 Pay Tribute to Mandela in Johannesburg
More than 60,000 people gathered in Johannesburg Tuesday for a memorial service to honor late South African President Nelson Mandela. A steady rain did not stop mourners from singing and dancing in tribute to Mr. Mandela, as speakers praised his…
December 6, 2013
Mideast Peace Deal Closest in Years
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he believes Israel and the Palestinians are closer to a peace agreement than they have been in years at the end of a three-day trip to the region. Kerry told reporters Friday before leaving Israel that…
December 6, 2013
World Leaders Remember Nelson Mandela
World leaders, past and present, are remembering anti-apartheid leader and former South African President Nelson Mandela. At the White House, a solemn President Barack Obama called Mandela an influential, courageous, and profoundly good human…
December 6, 2013
Mandela Hometown Burial Set for Dec. 15
South Africa says Nelson Mandela will be buried Sunday, December 15, in his hometown of Qunu. President Jacob Zuma gave details on the official services and memorials for Mandela on Friday as South Africans mourned the loss of their former…
December 6, 2013
Deadly storm and tidal surge batter northern Europe
Hurricane-force winds and tidal surges have killed at least seven people in northern Europe, flooded parts of Hamburg and left thousands of homes without electricity. The storm, called Xaver, blew a tree on to a car in Poraj, northern Poland,…
December 6, 2013
Hundreds dead’ in CAR violence
At least 300 people have been killed in two days of violence in the capital of the Central African Republic capital, says the Red Cross. The organisation said its staff stopped collecting bodies in Bangui as night fell but would resume over the…
November 27, 2013
Latvian government falls over Riga supermarket disaster
Latvia's PM Valdis Dombrovskis has announced his resignation, and thereby the fall of his government, over the deadly collapse of a Riga supermarket. He made the announcement at a meeting with President Andris Berzins. "Considering the tragedy and…
November 27, 2013
Protests Continue in Ukraine Against Refusal to Sign EU Deal
Protesters gathered Wednesday outside a government building in Kyiv objecting to Ukraine's decision not to sign a landmark trade deal with the EU in favor of increasing ties with Russia. Three opposition leaders participating in the protests were…
November 27, 2013
Karzai Says Will Not Sign US Security Pact Now
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is continuing to say that he will wait until his country's presidential election in April before signing a security pact with the United States. In an interview with U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty that…
November 27, 2013
Rouhani: Iran Will Never Stop Enrichment
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says his country will not stop its nuclear enrichment activity, while pledging to have "constructive interaction" with the international community. Mr. Rouhani said in an interview on IRIB television that Iran has a…