UNITED KINGDOM: Grieving father defuses rising racial tensions

Tariq Jahan (pictured, centre), whose son was one of the three men who were killed during the recent riots in a Birmingham suburb, allegedly by an Afro-Caribbean, has urged the local Asian community not to seek revenge.

Syrian army 'enters western coastal city'

Deaths reported in Latakia and Deir ez-Zor, a day after activists said at least 17 people were killed in protests.

Riot suspects fill weekend courts

Weekend sessions are held in courts in London and Manchester as those charged reaches over 1,000, including a man alleged to have mugged a Malaysian student.

Rick Perry Announces Run for Presidency

The Texas Tribute | Says job creation will be his signature issue.

Vehicles hijacked at Boys' march

Three vehicles have been hijacked and petrol bombs have been thrown at police in Londonderry after the city's annual Apprentice Boys' Parade.

U.S. 'supercop' warns U.K. riot arrests not enough

A U.S. law enforcement expert who has agreed to help tackle gang violence in Britain in the wake of recent riots in urban centres says the government cannot "arrest their way out" of systemic problems facing the country.

Cuba to see unprecedented transgender wedding

A gay man and a woman whose sex-change operation was paid for by the Cuban state are set to tie the knot in a first-of-its-kind wedding for the island.

Bahrain's main opposition to boycott by-polls

Al-Wefaq to stay away from September 24 polls, saying the "parliament does not represent will of the people".

Perry announces presidential aims

Texas Governor Rick Perry announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2012 presidential race, as an Iowa straw poll puts fellow candidates' popularity to the test.

Israelis take to streets in protest for 4th week

Thousands of Israelis have poured into the streets of several cities in protests against the country's high cost of living.

UK government says must tackle social problems after riots

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain needs to tackle deep-seated social problems following riots and looting in English cities this week, the center-right government said on Saturday, and a U.S. street crime expert it has brought in said arrests alon

Election 101: 11 questions about Rick Perry and his White House bid

James Richard Perry wants to hang his cowboy hat in the White House. The Texas governor announced Saturday at a campaign stop in South Carolina that he was running for president. He was also traveling later in the day to New Hampshire, and

Perry joins 2012 presidential race

Texas Governor Rick Perry has joined the 2012 Republican race to be the next US president.

Abortion opponents have a new voice

In the often heated debate over abortion, a less confrontational, more pragmatic force is behind a record number of antiabortion laws and pro-choice's 'bad year.'

24 injured as Greyhound bus flips

About 24 people have been injured after a coach flipped on to its side in the US.

Mid-air rescue for Alpine cable car in Germany

Watch the operation to rescue 20 passengers trapped overnight, hanging between land and sky in an Alpine cable-car gondola in southern Germany.

Syrian army launches new raids

Government troops and security agents in Syria launched a new offensive in two towns a day after tens of thousands called for President Bashar Assad's death in protests across the country.

Germany marks 50 years since Berlin Wall

Germany is marking the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall and commemorating the victims killed at the more than 140 kilometres-long barrier between West and East Berlin.

'Iran will do everything to stop UK'

A senior Iranian lawmaker says the Islamic Republic will spare no effort to stop the UK government's crackdown on British protesters.

'World ignoring cholera in Somalia'

United Nations health officials have warned of serious cholera outbreaks in various regions of the already famine-stricken Somalia.

The forgotten children of Somalia

”It is the forgotten crisis.” This is what the UNICEF's Representative in Somalia, Christian Balslev-Olesen, said in 2008.

NYPD creates social media unit as British PM pushes for social network blackouts

Madison Ruppert | If you live in New York City and like to brag about criminal activities you had better watch what you say.

'Iran arrests PKK's number two'

The intelligence and security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran have arrested the second top member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), Turkish media sources say.

American man kidnapped by assailants in Pakistan

LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Several assailants broke into a house in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore in the pre-dawn hours Saturday, overcame security guards and kidnapped a U.S. man identified as an international development expert, pol

'UK unrest to spread to other countries'

Iranian lawmaker Kazem Farahmand says the wave of anti-government unrest in the UK will extend to other countries across the world.

EURO ZONE: UK, Italy finance ministers call for stronger fiscal ties

The British and Italian finance ministers called on Saturday for increased fiscal integration to deal with the debt crisis, just a day after Italy, the euro zone's third largest economy, adopted tough austerity measures.

Insurgents killed eight Afghan security officials

KABUL (Reuters) - Insurgents killed eight Afghan security officials who were kidnapped a day earlier in one of the most dangerous areas in central Afghanistan, a government official said on Saturday, and the Taliban claimed responsibility f

Libyan opposition launches new offensive

Attacks in Western Libya are aimed at cutting off the coastal route that Gaddafi uses for supplies.

Huge win secures England top spot

England are crowned as the world's number one Test side after thrashing India by an innings and 242 runs at Edgbaston to take a 3-0 lead in the series.

Kidnapping of American in Lahore highlights risks for US aid efforts in Pakistan

US citizen Warren Weinstein was abducted from his home in the city of Lahore, Pakistan early Saturday morning.

Italy defends tough austerity measures

A day after announcing fresh austerity measures, the Italian government has been forced to defend the move against widespread criticism. A…

Germany pays tribute to Berlin Wall victims

Mayor says he was appalled that some supported the view that there were legitimate reasons for building it in 1961.

'Boredom And Alienation' May Factor Into U.K. Riots

Cultural critic and novelist Diran Adebayo says the UK has moved away from societal values of the past. He says people need to be reminded they're valued for things other than what they own.

PAKISTAN: Gunmen abduct US citizen from Lahore home

A Pakistan-based American citizen, apparently a development contractor in his 60s, was abducted from his home in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday, according to police. The US embassy identified the man as Warren Weinstein.

Syrian forces sweep into coastal town say activists

Syrian armoured vehicles have reportedly entered a coastal city where protests were held against President Assad. Amateur footage on YouTube is…

Ex-NYC top cop to advise UK on gangs

A former New York and Los Angeles police chief will advise the British government on tackling the street gangs blamed for much of the disorder seen in England's cities this week. FULL STORY l 1,900+ ARRESTED l HOW WOULD U.S. POLICE

Berlin Wall turns 50 – and some want to rebuild it, barbed wire and all

Fifty years to the day after the Berlin Wall was built overnight by East German officials, little of it remains. Some argue in favor of restoring portions of the hated structure as a memorial.

American kidnapped in Pakistan, U.S. Embassy says

An American was kidnapped Saturday from his residence in eastern Pakistan, a U.S. Embassy spokesman told CNN.

Syria Deploys Tanks In Coastal City Amid Shooting

Syrian tanks fanned out across a neighborhood in the coastal city of Latakia on Saturday amid intense shooting that sent many residents fleeing to safer areas, a human rights group said.

Would The Red M&M Take Your Lunch Money?

An advertisement regulatory board in Australia recently spent two weeks deliberating over whether the red M&M in the M&M commercials was a bully. They've found, in fact, he is not. Guest host Jacki Lyden has more.

Swimming The Channel: This Time, She's Sure

Pat Gallant-Charette wants to swim across the English Channel in August. On top of her job as a nurse, the 60-year-old grandmother from Westbrook, Maine, follows a rigorous training schedule that includes one- to 10-hour swims along the cr

Libyan Teen's News Site Hears The Rebel Yell

A Libyan teen is fast becoming a media star in rebel-held Benghazi. The 14-year-old has established his own online news outlet. His father drives him to press conferences in Benghazi, and he is increasingly well-known among rebel leaders. N

Osborne seeks 50p tax rate check

Chancellor George Osborne questions whether the 50p income tax rate is actually raising any extra money, as he hints the band is under review.

Somebody made huge money on S&P downgrade of US

The US Security and Exchange commission is now investigating the Standard & Poor’s Rating Agency over allegations of insider trading before America's rating change was officially announced.

Heavy clashes as Libyan rebels enter Zawiya

BIR SHAEB, Libya (AP) — Libyan rebels fought their way into the strategic city of Zawiya west of Tripoli on Saturday in their most significant advance in months, battling snipers on rooftops and heavy shelling from Moammar Gadhafi's force

Lukashenko to release political prisoners

Belarus’s president “pardons” 9 of 41 political prisoners on 11 August, the same day when US toughened economic sanctions against his regime. Olga Birukova reports

Man charged with Morcombe murder

POLICE have charged a 41-year-old man with the murder and abduction of missing Sunshine Coast schoolboy Daniel Morcombe.

Gun battle leaves 5 Taliban insurgents, 2 Afghan police dead: official

Five Taliban militants and two policemen were killed as police launched a cleanup operation in Pashtun Zarghon district of Herat province, 640 km west of capital city Kabul on Friday, provincial police chief Syed Aqa Saqib said Saturday.

USAID: Hamas is meddling humanitarian activities in Gaza

The USAID had decided to halt its humanitarian services it provides to the Gaza Strip over alleged Islamic Hamas movement interference into the organization's activities, USAID sources said Friday.

Turkey condemns Israeli decision for construction of new houses

Turkish Foreign Ministry on late Friday condemned final approval of the Israeli government to construct 1,600 new houses in Ramat Shlomo in East Jerusalem.

Court arrests 6 officers in Turkish coup plot case

Six officers and one civil service employee were arrested in Istanbul on Saturday charged with involvement in a plot to topple the Turkish government.

Cuba celebrates Fidel Castro's 85th birthday

A grand gala was held Friday night to celebrate former Cuban leader Fidel Castro's 85th birthday.

It's Time for Hardball, Says Progressive Congresswoman Donna Edwards

Those who expect Edwards to play from the margins that left-wing politicians are frequently relegated to will find themselves disappointed. She came to get stuff done.

Can We Make Time For Love? ColorLines Magazine Brings Something Positive to Social Justice Journalism

A family supporting their "princess boy" and a love song for women of color are just some of the ways that Colorlines, a progressive magazine, seeks to articulate love.

New Film 'The Help' Whitewashes the Civil Rights Struggle into a Heartstring-tugging Hallmark Card

The film completely trivializes the suffering and hard work that went into making civil rights a reality.