China Creates Security Body to Better Handle Domestic, Foreign 'Threats'
China's decision to create a state security committee to oversee its vast security agencies appears to reflect a desire by Beijing to do a better job of dealing with domestic and foreign challenges.
Egypt to Lift State of Emergency, Curfew
Egypt on Thursday plans to lift a state of emergency and nightly curfew put in place three months ago during a bloody crackdown against people who protested the army's ouster of democratically elected Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.
Settlement plans threaten renewed hopes for Israeli-Palestinian peace, UN envoy warns
A settler woman walks past an Israeli soldier standing guard in East Jerusalem.
UN agency issues urgent call to action as Afghan opium cultivation hits record high
Opium harvest in a poppy field in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Raw opium is cooked before being suitable...
