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US slams Syria for failing to meet chemical weapons commitments
The United States has called on Syria to take immediate action to comply with a UN resolution to remove its chemical weapons ...Ukraine parliament passes measure offering protest amnesty deal
Ukraine\'s parliament has approved a measure offering amnesty to protesters arrested during anti-government demonstrations, but only if they abandon the buildings they ...Asia stocks struggle following US Fed decision
Asian stocks were down Thursday following the United States central bank\'s decision to further trim its stimulus of the world\'s biggest economy.Teen pop star battles charges in Canada, US
Teen pop singer Justin Bieber was charged Wednesday with assault for allegedly hitting a limousine driver in Toronto, adding to the young ...Thai protesters march for election boycott
Thai opposition protesters are marching through Bangkok as part of a concerted, three-day effort to put pressure on the government ahead of ...Protests against government continue in Ukraine
Ukrainian anti-government protesters are vowing to continue demonstrating despite passage of a law offering amnesty to those arrested during the protests over ...Nicaragua scraps presidential limits in boost for Ortega
Nicaragua\'s national assembly on Tuesday voted to scrap presidential term limits, which could allow socialist President Daniel Ortega to remain in power ...President Obama delivers his fifth State of the Union address
Text of President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address, as delivered and provided by the White House:At least 74 killed as suspected Boko Haram militants attack two Nigerian villages
Suspected Islamic extremists have killed at least 74 people and burned down an entire village in two separate attacks in Nigeria.Ukraine President repeals anti-protest laws
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has agreed to scrap the anti-protest laws that have sparked some of the violent anti-government protests in Kyiv ...




