Pakistan's Supreme Court adjourned a contempt hearing for its prime minister, leaving the possible fate of the government unresolved.
Video footage shot by divers shows the interior of the wrecked Costa Concordia cruise ship.
Gunmen killed five European tourists and kidnapped four more people in northern Ethiopia.
After ten months of violence by the Syrian regime, the protesters of Daraa - who pioneered the popular uprisings back in March - are as angry and fearless as ever.
Russia's foreign minister warned against any possible attacks on Iran in the wake of Tehran's recent claim it was expanding its nuclear program. There were conflicting reports over whether the US offered direct talks to Iran in a letter.
Raising the stakes on a bitter election-year fight with Republicans, President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected a Canadian company's plan to build a U.S.-spanning, 1,700-mile pipeline to carry oil across six U.S. states to Texas refineries.
House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama is breaking his promise to create jobs by rejecting a plan to build an oil pipeline from Canada to Texas.
Michael McFaul, the new U.S. Ambassador to Russia has made a video which introduces himself to Russians.
Riding on more sanctions and rhetoric, tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to escalate.
Rep. Tim Griffin, (R-Ark.), on Obama’s decision to deny the permit for the Keystone Pipeline.
The deadly Costa Concordia accident is likely to further damage the cruise ship industry which was already struggling with an uncertain economy.