Politics
South Korean Cabinet reshuffled to win back trust
South Korean President Park Geun-hye replaced her finance minister with a three-term member of parliament and close policy confidant in a cabinet ...Iraq militants push towards Baghdad after seizing 2 cities
Militant Islamists seized more territory in northern Iraq on Wednesday, moving south toward Baghdad as government forces scrambled to regroup after losing ...Pakistan court lifts Musharraf travel ban
A court in Pakistan on Thursday lifted a government\'s travel ban on former military President Pervez, however, operation of the order will ...Bashar al-Assad says West changing position on Syria war
Western countries that back the revolt in Syria have started to shift position on the conflict because of the danger posed to ...South Sudan rivals agree to end war, form interim government
South Sudan\'s president and rebel leader have agreed to forge a transitional government within a 60-day deadline in an effort to end ...House Majority Leader Cantor loses primary
U.S. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor of Virginia lost to a Tea Party challenger on Tuesday in a stunning Republican primary upset ...Second attack on Karachi airport ends, Pakistani Taliban claims responsibility
The Pakistani Taliban has now claimed responsibility for the second deadly attack on Karachi Airport in Academy, less than 28 hours since ...Kosovo votes in snap parliamentary elections
Voters in Kosovo casts their ballots in parliamentary elections, which are seen as a vital test for the territory\'s EU bid.FARC declares truce for Colombia election
Colombia\'s FARC rebels declared a ceasefire on Saturday for a three-week period covering a tight presidential election race on June 15, campaigning ...Egyptian court sentences 10 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to death
A court in Egypt has sentenced 10 Islamist supporters of ousted president Mohammed Morsi\'s Muslim Brotherhood to death for inciting violence and ...