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Possible breakthroughs in HIV/AIDS treatments
Scientists in the U.S. are calling attention to a pair of promising treatments that could lead to a cure for AIDS.NATO, Russia to meet on Ukraine crisis
NATO and Russia have agreed to meet Wednesday for talks on the crisis in Ukraine. That meeting, in Brussels, will be the ...US judge backs Chevron fight against Ecuador judgment
A US judge has upheld oil company Chevron\'s allegations that an Ecuadorian court decision ordering it to pay $9.5bn for oil pollution ...China unveils fresh double-digit defense spending boost
China has announced another double-digit increase in defense spending, amid regional worries about its growing military assertiveness.Al-Shabaab executes three men for spying
Somali militant group al-Shabab says it has executed three men who it accused of spying for U.S. or Somali government intelligence agencies.North Korea fires two short-range missiles into East Sea
North Korea continued Tuesday launching short-range missiles into the ocean, as part of what Seoul says is a protest against U.S.-South Korean ...UN proposes 12,000-strong force for Central African Republic
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is proposing a nearly 12,000-strong peacekeeping force for the Central African Republic, where sectarian violence is spinning ...Nepal forces Everest climbers to clean up
Nepal government has ordered mountaineers climbing Mount Everest to bring back at least 8kg each of litter on their way back.Russia says troops in Ukraine are protecting its citizens
Russia\'s foreign minister defended the increasing presence of his country\'s troops in Ukraine\'s Crimean peninsula, ahead of a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General ...At least 11 killed in suicide attack on Pakistani court
A group of armed men, including two suicide attackers, stormed a court complex in the Pakistani capital on Monday in a rare ...