Kat De Guzman | Sep 17, 2014 03:09 AM EDT
Syrian President Bashar Assad spoke with an Iraqi security official in Damascus and he said that in order to stop terrorism, countries supporting and financing the rebels in Syria and Iraq should be pressured to stop. read more
Erika Villanueva | Sep 17, 2014 08:33 AM EDT
Despite warnings from the Iraqi ambassador about the Islamic State terrorist group targeting the Pope during his visit in Albania and Turkey, the Vatican insisted on pursuing the scheduled visit without additional precaution. read more
Ren Benavidez | Sep 17, 2014 03:37 AM EDT
Democratic and Republican Party leaders said Tuesday that they support President Obama's decision to arm Syrian rebels against the Islamic State, a part of the president's strategy to combat the Middle Eastern insurgents. read more
Ren Benavidez | Sep 17, 2014 12:32 AM EDT
A top U.S. military officer on Tuesday said if President Barack Obama's foreign policy fails, the United States may have to send ground troops to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). read more
Bianca Ortega | Sep 17, 2014 04:34 AM EDT
South Korea's President Park Geun-hye announced that she is open to the idea of conducting talks with the North in the next United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly. read more
David Perry | Sep 17, 2014 04:26 AM EDT
One in nine of the world's population remains undernourished, with the majority of the world's underfed found in Asia. read more
Kristina Fernandez | Sep 16, 2014 11:26 PM EDT
Thousands of residents living at the foot of Philippines' most active volcano were ordered to evacuate on Tuesday after local seismology authorities issued warning of hazardous eruption "within weeks." read more
Andy Vitalicio | Sep 16, 2014 10:23 PM EDT
The U.S. military has confirmed two American service members were among the seven people killed during a suicide car bomb attack near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul Tuesday morning. read more
Des Cambaliza | Sep 17, 2014 02:48 AM EDT
The office of United States Senator Richard Burr (R-N.C.) confirmed on Tuesday that the senator plans to run for a third Senate term in 2016, amid speculations of his looming retirement, according to a National Journal interview. read more
Ren Benavidez | Sep 16, 2014 04:13 PM EDT
Two recently conducted polls revealed that female voters supports Sen. Kay Hagan Senator Jeanne Shaheen in the senatorial race. read more
J.Sol | Sep 16, 2014 12:38 PM EDT
Republican David Perdue attacked his opponent Michelle Nunn (D) for being "too liberal" in his first ad for the Georgia senatorial race. read more
Christl Leong | Sep 16, 2014 11:34 AM EDT
New Zealand has been actively involved in mass Internet surveillance activities and denials of such from Prime Minister John Key are false, said NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in an article at The Intercept published Sunday. read more
J.Sol | Sep 16, 2014 11:56 AM EDT
Many fresh-faced politicians in the United States are relying on any sort of political lineage that could help swing the votes in their favor. read more
Des Cambaliza | Sep 16, 2014 11:58 AM EDT
North Korea on Saturday published a report saying the country has the "most advantageous human rights system." The report was to counter a condemning report by the United Nations ahead of the scheduled assembly on Tuesday to discuss human rights situation in the country. read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more