Questions are being raised about the safety of a Pakistani doctor who might have played a vital, heroic-- and even unknowing-- role in the ultimate take-down of Usama bin Laden.

In an effort to avoid sanctions, Iran renamed 90 cargo ships in its container line, which enables the country to circumvent sanctions on arms sales and the movement of nuclear

The Arab League text of a new Security Council resolution on Syria has support from at least 10 members, a French official said Monday as Syrian authorities have reportedly agreed

Russia is hugely represented here at the World Economic Forum. Bill Browder of Hermitage Capital takes issue with that. "There are so many examples of high level government crime

Six Chinese soldiers played "hot potato" with live explosives during an exhibition drill in Hong Kong last month, according to a video aired on Chinese Central Television.

Costa Cruises North America said it has not offered future discounts to passengers on board the cruise that ran aground off the coast of a small island off Italy despite news

The captain of a capsized cruise ship made repeated excuses as an Italian coast guard official repeatedly ordered him to get back on the vessel, a recording released Tuesday

A Saudi man is reportedly trying to sell his son on Facebook for the bargain price of $20 million.

There are some years when it's interesting to be a foreign correspondent. And then there are some years when it is absolutely INCREDIBLE to be one. 2011 was one of those years.  

The man who was arrested for tossing his shoes at Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a speech earlier this month could face execution for his act of defiance.

An Italian oil tanker was hijacked close to the coast of Oman early Tuesday morning in an area where Somali pirates are known to operate, AFP reported.

In recent days, state media has disseminated images showing the younger Kim in the company of generals who supported Kim Jong Il.

News International has reportedly paid out settlements to seven prominent figures in the wake of the phone hacking scandal at its News of the World tabloid.

Kim Jong Il, North Korea's longtime leader, has died at 69 of heart failure, state TV reported on Monday in a "special broadcast."

The case involving the death of an Australian infant whose mother famously said a dingo took from the family’s tent during a trip to the Australian outback, is being reopened for