Politics
Finnish PM Alexander Stubb concedes election defeat
Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb conceded defeat in Sunday\'s general election, which saw the opposition Centre Party and its leader Juha Sipila ...Former Nepal Prime Minister Surya Bahadur Thapa dies at age 87
An official says Surya Bahadur Thapa, who served as Nepal\'s prime minister five times, has died in a hospital in India where ...UN peace envoy to Yemen resigns amid crisis
The United Nations envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, resigned on Wednesday, according his official Facebook page, signaling the failure of U.N. efforts ...More than 220,000 dead in Syria conflict
The conflict in Syria has left more than 220,000 dead since it began four years ago with an uprising against President Bashar ...Grief and anger as South Korea marks ferry disaster anniversary
A day of mourning for the 304 victims of the Sewol ferry sinking was overtaken by acrimony on Thursday, as organizers called ...Colombian president renews anti-FARC air strikes
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos ordered the military Wednesday to resume air strikes on the leftist FARC guerrillas after they allegedly killed ...Obama removes Cuba from state sponsor of terror list
US President Barack Obama has agreed to take Cuba off a list of state sponsors of terrorism, the White House said Tuesday, ...Drone Victims Take Germany to Court for Abetting U.S. Murders
Their suit argues that it is illegal under German law ...Hillary Clinton announces 2016 presidential bid
Hillary Clinton cast herself as a champion for everyday Americans on Sunday, kicking off her long-awaited second run for the White House ...Obama, Castro hold first talk between nations in 50 years
US President Barack Obama and his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro held historic talks in Panama on Saturday, the first meeting between leaders ...