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US sending troops to Eastern Europe
The United States is sending about 600 soldiers to Poland and the three Baltic states for infantry exercises, the Pentagon said on ...Militants kill second Somali lawmaker, threaten more attacks
Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Somali lawmaker in Mogadishu Tuesday, the second Somali member of parliament (MP) killed since Monday, media reported.Russia expels Canadian diplomat as tensions rise
Russia expelled a first secretary at the Canadian embassy in Moscow on Tuesday in what it said was a response to Canada\'s ...South Korea ferry disaster death toll passes 100
The confirmed death toll from South Korea\'s ferry disaster crossed 100 Tuesday, as dive teams, under growing pressure from bereaved relatives, accelerated ...Japanese lawmakers visit controversial war shrine
A group of Japanese lawmakers has visited a controversial Tokyo war shrine that many see as a symbol of Japan\'s imperialist past. ...Rebels kill hundreds of civilians in South Sudan massacre, says UN
South Sudan rebels have killed hundreds of people based on their ethnic origins and nationality after seizing the oil hub of Bentiu ...American wins Boston Marathon for first time since 1985
Eritrean-American Meb Keflezighi won the men\'s marathon in 2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds, becoming the first American man to win in ...Syria announces presidential election for June 3
Syria will hold presidential elections that are expected to return President Bashar al-Assad to office on June 3, the country\'s parliamentary speaker ...Somali lawmaker killed in car bomb in Mogadishu
A Somali lawmaker was killed when a bomb planted by Islamist militants ripped through his car in the capital Mogadishu on Monday, ...Suspected communist guerrillas kill Philippine mayor
Gunmen have shot and killed a town mayor and two of his bodyguards during a brazen attack in the northern Philippines early ...