Rasmussen discusses current situations and future plans for NATO.

Syrian troops launched a fierce assault on a Damascus suburb Thursday, days ahead of a deadline for a Un-brokered cease-fire, with activists describing it as one of the most violent attacks around the capital since the year-old uprising began.

Spectators flock to Philippines to watch extreme acts of devotion.

Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout gets 25 years in prison.

Nicolas Sarkozy campaigns on a promise of a balanced budget for France.

Locals kick off holy week with a procession through the streets of Antigua.

At least four people are killed and 13 wounded after a suspected suicide bomb attack strikes Karachi, Pakistan's biggest city.

Nathan Hughes discusses the Indian navy's commissioning of the INS Chakra II, a nuclear-powered submarine, in an attempt to balance China's naval ambitions in the Indian Ocean.

Valerie Amos, the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator says Syria is in the midst of a humanitarian catasrophe.

It is not clear that the relationship between India and the United States are going in the direction that the two countries might hope.