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Pope Francis Delivers First Easter Address
Pope Francis celebrated his first Easter as pontiff today, with the traditional Urbi et Orbi message to those gathered in St. Peter's Square. On Good Friday, marking the Way of the Cross at Rome's...
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That's So Mubarak: Egypt's Jon Stewart Arrested for Exercising Free Speech
Egyptians remember well the reign of Hosni Muburak and the punishment that came with insulting the longtime authoritarian. After his ouster in the Arab Spring, Egyptians are wondering what kind of...
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North Korea: Nukes are a 'Treasure' and 'Nation's Life'
The "state of war" declaration North Korea made against the South on Friday wasn't surprising in terms of the saber-rattling of the regime of young Kim Jong-un. Observers fear that the impetuous moves...
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A New Dynamic Between U.S. and Mexico
President Barack Obama sets off for Mexico and Costa Rica this week to talk economic and security affairs with Latin American leaders in a changing political environment. More on this new backdrop from...
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Al-Shabaab Reaches Out to Al-Qaeda
Somalia's militant Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabaab continues to suffer from infighting, and recently the terror group's second-in-command reached out to al-Qaeda, with whom they joined forces in...
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South Koreans Finally Free of Kaesong Border Complex
In Asia news, tensions between North and South Korea remain unnervingly high but at least most of the South Koreans who were stranded at a joint industrial facility along the border have finally been...
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Vatican: Don't Expect Heavy Reforms Too Soon
Pope Francis has made clear that he wants to reform many things at the Holy See, but the Vatican is cautioning that expectations shouldn't get too high too soon. From the AP:Monsignor Angelo Becciu,...
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Current and Past Presidents React to NBA Player Coming Out
NBA player Jason Collins stole headlines both in the U.S. and outside the county by coming out as gay in the most recent issue of Sports Illustrated:I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm...
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Some Famous Speeches of the Century So Far
"Often during my days of house arrest it felt as though I were no longer a part of the real world. There was the house which was my world, there was the world of others who also were not free but who...
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Uncovering the Facts in the Boston Bombing
On April 15, two bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three people and injuring 264. After several days with a city on edge and police on the hunt, brothers Tamerlan and...
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