North Korea racheted up the tensions over its nuclear facilities. more »
Somali pirates hijacked two more cargo vessels and opened fire on a third on Tuesday.Analysts say the gangs are clearly not put off by recent French and U.S. hostage rescues. more »
The recent Italian earthquake that killed 294 people in Italy and left 40,000 homeless has shocked Europe. more »
Flames engulfed a shelter for homeless people in north-western Poland. more »
An American Congressional delegation tours Cuba this week, a possible sign that U.S.-Cuban relations may be entering a new phase. more »
Another act of piracy off Somalia, but in a major escalation, this time it's a US-flagged ship seized off the coast of Mogadishu. more »
Obama presenting first hand his plan to wind down the six-year war he opposed. more »
A gunman opened fire in this court house in the southern German town Landshut. more »
For the first time in 18 years, the media was permitted to cover the arrival of a U.S. soldier's coffin at the Pentagon's main mortuary in Dover, Delaware. more »
The powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake flattened more than 25 medieval towns and villages in central Italy, some of them are said to have been virtually destroyed. more »
For the first time in 18 years, the media was permitted to cover the arrival of a U.S. soldier's coffin at the Pentagon's main mortuary in Dover, Delaware.
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