The UN is being dragged into a mission in Mali likely to involve state-building as much as peacekeeping.
President Barack Obama and his top advisers hashed out options on Saturday for responding to the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria.
Barack Obama’s security advisers will convene this weekend to discuss options, including possible military action, against the Syrian government.
Ben Affleck will play Batman in the 2015 sequel to this year’s "Man of Steel", joining Michael Keaton and George Clooney as the masked hero.
The rape of a photojournalist in the Indian city of Mumbai has evoked comparisons to a similar assault in New Delhi that led to nationwide protests.
Robert Mugabe, Africa’s oldest leader at 89, has been sworn in for a new five-year term in the face of widespread criticism.
Actor Wentworth Miller has come out as a gay man in a letter declining an invitation to attend a Russian festival in light of Moscow’s anti-gay laws.
The NSA’s surveillance network can reach about 75% of US internet communications – which reports say is more than what US officials have disclosed.
Best-selling American author Elmore Leonard has died aged 87, having suffered a stroke last month, the writer’s website has announced.
The White House has announced a new resident – another black Portuguese water dog.