The top U.S. military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, says he has seen no indication that North Korea will conduct a missile test this weekend, to coincide with the U.S. Independence Day celebration. Adm. Mike Mullen (file photo) North Korea has marke...
Russia strongly opposes the U.S. plan to station a missile defense system in Eastern Europe. That issue will be discussed during the upcoming summit meeting in Moscow between U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitri Medvedev. F...
When U.S. President Barack Obama travels to Moscow next week for a summit with Russian President Dimitry Medvedev he will take the somewhat unusual step of taking the top U.S. military officer with him. Admiral Mike Mullen's presence is partly relat...
The United States is warning Honduras that there will be a cascade of negative consequences for the Central American state if the coup that ousted elected President Manuel Zelaya on Sunday is not reversed. The Obama administration is backing mediati...
The U.N. refugee agency welcomed the Tanzanian government's decision to extend the deadline for the voluntary repatriation of Burundian refugees. The UNHCR said about 36,000 refugees were scheduled to leave the Mtabila refugee camp in Kasulu distric...
Endangered green sea turtles fight against the odds to survive in Hong Kong waters, where the government is working to rebuild turtle populations. Hong Kong, a bustling capital of commerce, may seem an unlikely place to find endangered species. But...
In India's financial hub Mumbai, a bridge has been built over the sea to ease chronic traffic congestion in one of the worlds' most crowded cities. Updating inadequate infrastructure in Indian cities has become critical as its economy expands. Mumba...
Scientists are using DNA to trace illegal ivory from slaughtered elephants to its countries of origin in an effort to nab poachers. Researchers are trying to combat the multi-billion dollar criminal enterprise at its source. A poached elephant Since...
The Obama administration is signaling its intention to keep Ethiopia as a key strategic partner, despite concerns about the country's slide toward authoritarianism. The United States is seeking to expand development assistance to the Ethiopian gover...
The European Union and dozens of countries have pledged to speed up social support for Holocaust survivors and the search for art and other items that were stolen during World War II by the Nazis. At the meeting in Prague, they agreed to establish a...