Recent changes in Burma, and U.S.-Burmese relations.  

Barbara Walters exclusive: Syrian President Assad denies giving orders to kill.

Pope Benedict XVI has illuminated a huge Christmas tree lighting display in Umbria by tapping on a tablet computer from the comfort of the Vatican.

A Thai-born U.S. citizen is starting a jail term for insulting Thailand's monarchy.

Protesting residents in Tripoli urge Libyan militia groups to leave the city to show support for the new government.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner expresses confidence in German and France ahead of crucial EU summit, but markets react to downbeat German comments.

Protesters in the Philippines mourn the execution of a Filipino migrant worker in China for drug smuggling.

Russian authorities should annul the parliamentary vote results and hold a new election, ex-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev urged Wednesday as popular indignation grew over widespread reports of alleged election fraud.

As USAID marks its fiftieth anniversary, Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg sits down with CFR's Isobel Coleman to discuss the challenges the organization faces.

The Euro, the common currency used by 17 European nations, was born in Maastricht, Netherlands. Some residents hope it will survive the European debt crisis, but others aren't so hopeful.

Where are we 10 years later?

When asked what he'd do if Israel was about to attack Iran, Newt Gingrich says he would ask Israel, "how can I help?"