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Independent UN panel urges action amid ongoing human rights abuses in Syria conflict

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UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Syria members: Chairperson Paulo Sergio Pinheiro (left) and Karen Koning AbuZayd.

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US Firm Links Chinese Army to Cyber Attacks

A U.S.-based Internet security group is accusing the Chinese government of direct involvement in a sophisticated campaign of cyber attacks against American businesses, government and critical infrastructure.

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Thousands March on White House to Protest Climate Change

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7 Foreigners Kidnapped in Northern Nigeria

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Car Bombs Hit Shi'ite Areas of Baghdad, Killing Dozens

Iraqi authorities say a number of car bombs have exploded in predominantly Shi'ite districts of Baghdad, killing about 30 people and wounding around 100 others.

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20 Killed in Baghdad Blasts

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Yemen: Security Council threatens sanctions if political process is blocked

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President Abdrabu Mansour Hadi of Yemen.

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Death Toll in Pakistan Bombing Upped to 80

Pakistani police say at least 80 people have been killed and well over 100 wounded in a bombing targeting Shi'ites in southwestern Pakistan.

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War Dangers Spread from SW Asia to the Pacific

Recent Israeli bombings of at least two sites inside sovereign Syrian territory are a prelude to an ongoing Israeli plan to attack Syrian facilities suspected of providing advanced weapons to Hezbollah in Lebanon, according to both U.S. and Israeli intelligence sources.

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Russian asteroid strike

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Chelyabinsk asteroid vapour trail

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