Former Political Prisoner Wants to Be Myanmar's Next President

(NAYPYITAW, Myanmar) -- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent almost 20 years under house arrest for speaking out in support of democracy in Myanmar, has some big political dreams. Aung San Su... Read More

Syria Drives Rebels Out of UN Monitored Crossing Near Israel

(NEW YORK) -- The Syrian military continued its rejuvenated offensive on Thursday by taking back a United Nations monitored crossing near Israeli-held territory that had briefly fallen into rebel h... Read More

Russia's Vladimir Putin Announces Divorce

(MOSCOW) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that he and his wife are divorced. The news may not have been a total surprise, but the announcement was. Rumors had been... Read More

Britain’s Prince Philip Admitted to London Hospital for Surgery

(LONDON) -- Britain’s Prince Philip has been admitted to the hospital for exploratory abdominal surgery. According to a statement issued by Buckingham Palace on Thursday, Philip, t... Read More

Chess Grand Master Is Latest Russian to Flee

(MOSCOW) -- Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov has fled his country because he says he fears political persecution if he stays. "I kept traveling back and forth until late Februar... Read More

Bangladesh Collapse Survivor in Good Condition, Leaves Hospital

(SAVAR, Bangladesh) -- The woman who survived 17 days in the rubble of the collapsed factory in Bangladesh is finally leaving the hospital. Reshma Begum, 19, has vowed to never work in a... Read More

China's First Lady Bringing Glamour to US Summit

(BEIJING) -- A man holding an umbrella for a woman would not cause a stir in a Western country, but it became a sensation when China's leader Xi Jinping held an umbrella over his wife's head recent... Read More

Europeans More Tolerant than Americans of Homosexuality: Survey

(NEW YORK) -- There are a lot of places where people are more accepting of homosexuality than the United States. And Spain is the clear frontrunner; nearly nine out of 10 people there think society... Read More

More Problems Affecting Geneva Conference to Solve Syrian Conflict

(GENEVA) -- A summit being arranged by the U.S. and Russia that seeks a diplomatic ending to the two-year conflict in Syria could be on the verge of falling apart. Last month, Secretary... Read More

Turkish Protesters Present List of Demands

(ANKARA, Turkey) -- As the situation in Turkey becomes even more chaotic, protesters presented a list of demands on Wednesday that they said would help end nearly a week of demonstrations that thre... Read More