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McCain meets with Ukrainian opposition, backs pro-EU protests
U.S. Senator John McCain met Saturday in the Ukrainian capital with key government and opposition leaders, ahead of a mass rally aimed ...Nelson Mandela buried at Qunu ancestral home
Former South African president and anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela was laid to rest in his home village Sunday.Italian PM Letta wins confidence votes, vows reforms
Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta has won a key confidence vote in parliament after he pledged sweeping economic and political reforms.Uruguay becomes first country to legalize marijuana
Uruguay has become the first nation to legalise the growing, sale and smoking of marijuana after the country\'s Senate gave final approval ...Hollande visits CAR after two French troops killed
French President Francois Hollande arrived in the Central African Republic Tuesday, just hours after two French soldiers were killed in overnight fighting.Ukrainian police storm protest camp in Kiev square
Hundreds of police have moved in on a large protest camp in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, clashing with protesters.United States suspends non-lethal assistance into northern Syria
The United States has suspended all non-lethal assistance into northern Syria after Islamic Front forces seized headquarters and warehouses belonging to the ...Ukrainian riot police withdraw after overnight move on demonstrators
Ukrainian police and protesters clashed again outside Kiev\'s city hall after security forces attempted to re-take the building occupied by hundreds of ...Stop the Blank Check to Israel, Stop Funding Human Rights Violations
December 10th is Human Rights Day. This day is an opportunity for all of us to reflect on the importance of human ...Obama calls for peace as Hagel orders US support in Central African Republic mission
U.S. President Barack Obama has urged the people of the Central African Republic to remain calm amid mounting sectarian violence.