Security forces in Yemen have killed more than 50 people in two days of violence against anti-government protesters, activists say.
Mahmoud Abbas is facing tremendous pressure to back down, but will go ahead with his decision.
Dr. Mustafa Barghouti on Palestinian plans to ask the UN to recognize an independent Palestine state.
In recent months Mexicans have demanded that President Felipe Calderon change his strategy in the drug war and cartoonists have led the charge.
The controversial policy mandated openly gay and bisexual military service members to be discharged from the Armed Forces.
Mental health advocates are upset that the UN is not focusing attention on mental health.
Angry residents have been demonstrating against a solar-panel manufacturer in Haining.
A body of water in British Columbia ha marine life bouncing back after years of contamination.
The artist’s work focuses on the experiences of Arabs in North America.
As the Palestinian Authority prepares to apply for full membership at the UN, the Jewish state finds itself without a single dependable friend in the Middle East.
Israel’s Ambassador to the US explains Israel’s response to the Arab Spring.
South Korean officials have arrested a North Korean defector on suspicion of plotting to kill high-profile activist Park Sang-hak, reports from Seoul say.
The elections centered around Denmark’s stagnant economy.