Politics
US Congress avoids Homeland Security shutdown
Feuding US lawmakers narrowly avoided a Department of Homeland Security shutdown at the 11th hour, but funded the agency only until March ...Russian opposition leader Nemtsov shot dead in Moscow
Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin and Russia\'s involvement in the war in Ukraine, was shot ...Argentine judge dismisses criminal case against President Fernandez
There is no evidence that President Cristina Fernandez tried to whitewash Iran\'s purported involvement in a deadly 1994 bombing, an Argentine judge ...French lawmaker faces party sanctions for Syria trip
A French lawmaker who went to Damascus for the first talks with Syrian officials since the 2012 closure of France\'s embassy there ...Guatemalan ex-president released from prison in bribe case
Former President Alfonso Portillo flew home Wednesday after being released from a six-year prison term in the U.S. for accepting $2.5 million ...Bangladesh court issues arrest warrant for ex-leader
A Bangladesh court issued arrest warrants on Wednesday for former prime minister and opposition leader Khaleda Zia, action likely to escalate tension ...Ukraine peace march hit by deadly blast in Kharkiv
Ukraine said on Sunday it feared unrest could spread beyond territory held by pro-Russian separatists, after an explosion killed two people at ...Hungarian PM Viktor Orban loses super-majority in parliament
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban lost his two-thirds majority in parliament in a key by-election on Sunday that could trigger a further ...Iran, US hold high level nuclear talks in Geneva
High-level nuclear negotiations between the United States and Iran resumed in Geneva on Monday as both sides work through technical and political ...Egyptian court sentences activist to 5 years in prison
An Egyptian court sentenced prominent activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to five years in jail on Monday for violating a law that seeks ...