Closing Plenary of the Summit on the Global Agenda

U.S. officials are excluded from tour of Iranian nuke facilities.

WikiLeaks reports Ahmadinejad was slapped by the Revolutionary Guard chief.

Icebreakers are trying to free three Russian vessels trapped in the frozen waters of the North Pacific.

Thieves dug a 100-foot-long ventilated and lit tunnel from a neighboring building into an Argentine bank and emptied the contents of up to 140 safety deposit boxes, officials said Monday. (Jan. 4)

The New Year's day bombing of a church in Alexandria has left many in Egypt's Coptic Christian community frustrated and nervous, judging by the protests for the third night in a row.

In the headlines today: Microsoft's Internet Explorer loses European crown; Macy's plans to hire 725 workers to expand Web store; U.S. factory orders unexpectedly rebound in November.

Security is boosted at Coptic churches in Europe after a deadly attack in Egypt.

Matt Gertken examines how continued flooding in Australia will affect coal supplies in the Asia Pacific region and globally.

Kwame Dawes has traveled to Haiti over the past year to report on and write poems about people's experiences after the earthquake.

Escalating political tensions in the West African nation of Ivory Coast as incumbent Laurent Gbagbo -- who controls the country's armed forces -- brushes off international pressure to step down after November vote.

As African envoys engaged in a diplomatic shuttle between Ivory Coast's rival leaders, Alassane Ouattara rejected a new proposal from incumbent Laurent Gbagbo, insisting the time for discussion was over and demanding again that Gbagbo cede power.

Greece's immigration minister on Monday defended plans to block a portion of Greece's border with Turkey to halt illegal immigration into the European Union.

Controversial legislation recently adopted by Hungary's ruling majority has strained relations with the European Commission since the country took over the rotating EU presidency at the beginning of the year.