Syria's opposition has reacted to the Houla massacre -- effectively saying that all bets are off. Burhan Ghalioun, who heads the Syrian National Council, says...
Southern Africa, Australia and New Zealand are to share the world's most advanced radio telescope, an array that will consist of thousands of antennae and...
Warning: There are graphic images in this report which some might find disturbing. Activists in Syria say at least 90 people have been killed during...
Blind Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng has boarded a plane bound for the United States, closing a nearly month-long diplomatic tussle that had tested US-China relations....
Is the death penalty ever justified? As the world turns away from capital punishment, a select group of countries continue to execute at alarming rates....
Somali soldiers brought to Uganda for extra training are heading back to their country to fight the armed group al-Shabab. Hundreds are being trained as...
The Lebanese army has strengthened its numbers in the northern city of Tripoli, after fighting there between fighters loyal to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and...
The International Space Station has picked up its first commercially delivered supplies. Astronauts used a robotic arm to grab the SpaceX Dragon capsule. On board...
