Democrats in Republican-leaning states have a simple strategy for dealing with President upcoming power plant restrictions before the mid-term elections: Fight them, with the White House's blessing.<
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When Japan's defense minister greeted the deputy chief of staff of China's army at a regional security forum this weekend, he was undiplomatically snubbed.
Pope Francis has arrived in Israel, after calling for peace in the region while visiting the West Bank.
Francis flew to Tel Aviv by helicopter Sunday on the second day of his three-day Middle East visit.
Traffickers in Yemen hold African migrants in detention camps, torturing them to extort payment from their families, with the complicity of local officials, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
A former Muslim Brotherhood leader has warned that government oppression in is fanning militancy that will pose a threat abroad unless the army-backed authorities start respecting freedom and human rights.
Thailand's military tightened its grip on power on Sunday as it moved to quell growing protests, saying anyone violating its orders would be tried in military court.
Armed men in Sudan's western region today killed a Rwandan peacekeeper and injured three others resulting in condemnations from United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and senior official Mohamed Ibn Chambas who is urging the Sudanese Government to bring those responsible to account.
European elections culminate on "Super Sunday" when the remainder of the EU's 28 countries go to the polls, with the vote expected to confirm the dominance of pro-EU centrists despite a rise in support for the far-right and left.
“GelMan” is not the latest comic book superhero—though he has been shot at, stood near explosions, dropped from towers, and held underwater.