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Five weeks after a military coup in Guinea-Bissau, the country is preparing for the installation of the new transitional government and the arrival of regional peacekeepers, scheduled for Friday. Some residents fear the developments will lead to further upheaval.

UNITED NATIONS - The International Criminal Court, or ICC, next month will consider whether to grant Libya’s request to try the son of former dictator Moammar Gadhafi in a domestic court.

Greece headed for fresh elections after talks to form a coalition government failed, putting a question mark on the country's future in the Eurozone.

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak met Burma's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi Tuesday as part of his two-day visit to the country.

NATO has rejected a human right organisation's report of carrying out 'unlawful attacks' that led to dozens of civilian deaths in Libya.

Spokesman Ahmad Fawzi (left) with Joint Special Envoy of the UN and the League of Arab States on the Syrian Crisis, Kofi Annan.

Embattled imaging company Kodak had a secret nuclear reactor hidden at a U.S. research facility for over 30 years, according to a report.

MONUSCO peacekeepers on patrol.

ATHENS Days before the deadline for it to form a government, Greece President Karolos Papoulias Monday began meeting political leaders to urge them to form a new government, but the political impasse continued.

DAMASCUS The European Union slapped fresh sanctions on Syria Monday as fierce clashes between government forces and rebels left 23 Syrian soldiers dead and scores of others wounded.