Israel has agreed to a long-standing Palestinian demand to release Palestinian prisoners in order to resume peace talks.
Mexico could legalise marijuana in the next five years, stripping brutal drug cartels of a major source of income, says former President Vicente Fox.
Israel and the Palestinians have laid the groundwork for resuming peace talks after an almost three-year stalemate, the US has announced.
Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to five years in jail for theft, a sentence condemned as dictatorial by his supporters.
Boston officials have reacted with anger to an upcoming cover of "Rolling Stone" magazine featuring accused marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
The health of former president Nelson Mandela is "steadily improving", while Barack Obama sends his family’s wishes for Madiba’s 95th birthday.
Pop singer Justin Timberlake and hip-hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis have each received six nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards.
Saudi Arabia’s second-in-command of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Said al-Shehri has been killed in a US drone attack in Yemen.
Egypt’s interim government has set about the formidable task of returning the country to civilian rule and rescuing the economy.
The Pussy Riot punk band has taken aim at President Vladimir Putin – and how he runs Russia’s oil industry – in its first video in almost a year.