A Saudi-owned oil tanker loaded with $100 million dollars worth of crude oil destined for the U.S. was seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia.
Leaders from industrialized powers and emerging economies met this weekend -- what the meeting accomplished....
Leaders of the world's 20 largest economies will gather in Washington to discuss the global financial crisis. ...
The latest round of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has turned into a humanitarian catastrophe....
Ghana is a poor country, and when 80% of the population has no water or electricity, things like ramps for wheelchair access are not a priority....
The Dalai Lama called for a special meeting of Tibetan exiles after eight rounds of meetings with China have ended in an impasse. ...
China's economic summit overshadowed by the European Parliament's decision to award its top human rights prize to a jailed Chinese dissident....
The Iraqi cabinet has approved a security pact with the U.S. that could mean American troops could leave Iraq by the end of 2011. ...
Syria has accused the U.S. of an act of "criminal and terrorist aggression" over what it says was a helicopter raid on its territory....