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Google executive plans North Korea trip

Google executive plans North Korea trip

Google Inc's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, will travel this year to reclusive North Korea, where Internet use is subject to…
UN lifts Syria death toll to ‘truly shocking’ 60,000

UN lifts Syria death toll to ‘truly shocking’ 60,000

More than 60,000 people have died in Syria's uprising and civil war, the United Nations said on Wednesday, dramatically raising…
US drone strike kills Taliban commander, sources say

US drone strike kills Taliban commander, sources say

A US drone strike killed a Taliban commander, his deputy and eight others in northwest Pakistan, intelligence sources and tribal…
Dozens hurt in West Bank after Israeli commandos rumbled

Dozens hurt in West Bank after Israeli commandos rumbled

NABLUS, Palestinian Territories — Israeli troops wounded dozens of Palestinians in clashes in a West Bank village on Tuesday after…
North Korean leader, in rare address, seeks end to confrontation with South

North Korean leader, in rare address, seeks end to confrontation with South

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for an end to confrontation between the two Koreas, technically still at war in…
Morsy sees currency stabilizing ‘within days’

Morsy sees currency stabilizing ‘within days’

Egypt's pound fell to a record low on Monday as the president signaled his government would allow it to depreciate…
Pakistan militants kill 41 in mass execution, attack on Shias

Pakistan militants kill 41 in mass execution, attack on Shias

  PESHWAR — Pakistani militants, who have escalated attacks in recent weeks, killed at least 41 people in two separate…
UN envoy: No end to Syria war if sides refuse to talk

UN envoy: No end to Syria war if sides refuse to talk

The UN-Arab League negotiator for Syria called on Sunday for outside help to get the warring parties talking to each…
Obama: US has good leads on who carried out Benghazi attacks

Obama: US has good leads on who carried out Benghazi attacks

The United States has some "very good leads" about who carried out the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four…
Egypt pound hits record low under new currency regime

Egypt pound hits record low under new currency regime

The Egyptian pound hit a record low on Sunday of about 6.30 to the dollar after the central bank introduced…
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