US Ambassador Makes Secret Crossing Into Syria to Briefly Meet with Rebels

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford briefly crossed into northern Syria on Thursday to meet with Syrian opposition leaders. Ford was recalled from Syria in late 2011 ami... Read More

Ohio Women Give Hope to Parents of Missing Madeleine McCann

(LONDON) -- The parents of one of Europe's best-known missing children say the discovery of three women in Cleveland who were abducted 10 years ago provides hope their daughter can be rescued safel... Read More

Bangladesh Factory Fire Kills at Least Eight

(DHAKA, Bangladesh) -- A fire in a garment factory in Bangladesh has left at least eight people dead, including the factory's director and a police official. The 11-story building, conta... Read More

Karzai: US Wants Nine Bases in Afghanistan After 2014

(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- Speaking to a group of university students, Afghan President Hamid Karzai publicly disclosed a tidbit American officials have been tight-lipped on: the number of bases the U... Read More

Chinese Director Facing Huge Fines over Single-Child Policy

(BEIJING) -- Chinese Family Planning authorities are investigating one of the country’s top film directors and the architect of the opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics, Zhang Yimou, fo... Read More

Union Protests to Target Gap over Bangladesh Worker Safety

(NEW YORK) -- A leading American labor union is throwing its weight behind public protests against Gap Inc. planned for this weekend in what the union's leader said is an "opening salvo" in the bat... Read More

Search Underway in Australia for Two Missing from Carnival Spirit

(SYDNEY) -- A search is underway in Australia for two people who apparently went overboard from a cruise ship Wednesday night off the country's east coast. Carnival said it became aware... Read More

Investigators Looking to See if Cousin Radicalized Tamerlan Tsarnaev

(MOSCOW) -- Investigators have widened their search into possible contacts between one of the alleged Boston bombers and extremist militants in Russia’s turbulent Caucasus region.... Read More

Russia Marks 68th Anniversary of Victory over Nazi Germany

(MOSCOW) -- Russians celebrated Victory Day on Thursday, marking the 68th anniversary of the triumph over Nazi Germany. The Soviet Union was the country hardest hit during World War II.... Read More

Report: Militant Group in Syria with Al Qaeda Ties Getting Stronger

(NEW YORK) -- If a story in The Guardian turns out to be... Read More