Sean Gallup/Getty Images(KABUL, Afghanistan) — Afghan President Hamid Karzai issued an urgent appeal for unity Tuesday to the two candidates who are vying to replace him. Speaking at a tribute to slain resistance leader Ahmed Shah Massoud, who was killed by the Read More
Werner Beukes/Independent Newspapers/Gallo Image/Getty Images(PRETORIA, South Africa) — Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial has spanned five months, prolonged by several interruptions including a month long break so the paralympian sprinter could be examined by a Read More
3DSculptor/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Three members of the crew of the International Space Station are set to return to earth on Wednesday. Commander Steve Swanson and Flight Engineers Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev launched on March 25 and docked at Read More
Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday urged the two candidates for the presidency of Afghanistan to agree on a vision for a unity government, one day after Abdullah Abdullah stated that he would not Read More
stevanovicigor/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) — With the people of Scotland set to vote on their independence from the United Kingdom, international leaders have stated their disinterest in getting involved in the referendum. On Sept. 18, anyone over the age of 16 Read More
Pawel Gaul/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The United States Agency for International Development announced on Tuesday that it would deploy 100 additional health workers to West Africa in order to help combat the ongoing Ebola outbreak. The latest contribution Read More
Buda Mendes/Getty Images(ROME) — The Vatican is preparing for the marriage ceremony of 20 couples in St. Peter’s Basilica this weekend that will be presided over by none other than the pope himself. Pope Francis will oversee the marriage celebration as leader Read More
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(HOUSTON) — Preliminary results have identified no “bad toxins” in the mystery substance that was injected into a U.S. air marshal in an attack at a Nigerian airport late Sunday, the FBI said Tuesday. FBI spokesperson Christos Read More
iStock Editorial/Thinkstock(THE HAGUE, Netherlands) — Dutch authorities on Tuesday released their preliminary report on the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 17. While investigators did not specifically say the Boeing 777 was shot down by a missile, the report Read More
State Department photo/Public Domain(WASHINGTON) — Secretary of State John Kerry will have a hard time getting Arab nations on board with a U.S.-led coalition against ISIS, as he is trying to do this week with a trip to the region, some Middle East experts Read More
