The Arab Awakening and Middle East Unrest, Syria, Iran, Middle East.

Kevin Rudd (Former Prime Minister of Australia) is shown in this video using foul language as he struggles to complete a speech.

How can the U.S. deal with Iran?

With economic malaise and political stalemates commonplace across the U.S. and Europe, some are beginning to look to China for answers.

In this interview from Stockholm China Forum 10 in February, Nicholas Lardy outlines the future of China's economy based on private consumption and explains which of the world's economies will benefit from this shift.

The use of drones has set an enormous precedent with very little public debate, blurring the civilian and military roles in war and circumventing the Constitution's mandate for congressional authorization.

In an internal party vote, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard defeated Kevin Rudd, and gets to keep her job. Having won Monday's leadership contest, she'll reshuffle her cabinet as she prepares for an election next year.

Jalalabad airport in eastern Afghanistan is the target of a lethal car bomb blast.

Afghan authorities said Sunday they have identified a suspect in the killing of two U.S. military advisers inside an Afghan ministry a day earlier and have launched a manhunt to track him down.

Syria held a referendum on a new constitution, but Western nations are dismissing it as a "farce." Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton calls it a "cynical ploy" that President Bashar Assad will use to justify a bloody crackdown on dissent.

Thousands protest against the likelihood of Vladimir Putin's victory in the presidential polls.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton blasted Russia and China as "despicable" for opposing U.N. Security Council action on Syria.

Republicans are criticizing President Obama for his apology over Quran burnings in Afghanistan.

The shelling continues in the Syrian city of Homs as activists say that close to 200 people have been killed in the last two days.

Is new referendum to place limits on President Assad's leadership a ploy?