The scale of human suffering from more than two years of war in Syria is massive.

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee held hearings Tuesday into sexual assault in the military, following a Pentagon report that found a...

President Barack Obama hopes that his meetings with China’s new president, Xi Jinping, at an estate in California will help the two leaders...

Asian Americans growing up in the United States, especially in Southern California, are having a different experience than their counterpart...

Burmese Service Correspondent Kyaw Kyaw Thein interviewed former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright June 4 in Rangoon. She was in Burma f...

With less than two weeks until Iranians head to the polls, access to news and opinion has become an issue for voters, especially those hopin...

The continuing demonstrations in Turkey started as a protest against plans to develop a popular square in Istanbul that is a symbol of Turke...

Yael Krigman is equal-parts baker and businesswoman. She sells her treats through her company's website. She was a lawyer but she knew she ...

Security is being stepped up at Western installations across Africa's Sahel region following twin attacks in Niger late last month by Islam...

More than a dozen people with physical and intellectual disabilities go to a daycare facility outside Washington twice a week and turn into ...

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the Syrian military's siege of Qusair risks widespread civilian casualties.

The World Health Organization says [as of June 2] that since September 2012 there have been 53 laboratory-confirmed cases of infection with ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has wrapped up a visit to Asia, where he attended the Shangri-La security summit in Singapore. Hagel sou...

A new report says nearly four-billion people – more than half the world’s population – have major tooth decay, or cavities. Health offici...

South Sudan won independence and vast oil reserves in 2011, when it split from civil war foe Sudan. As the rocky relationship with its north...

The United States said 2012 saw a marked resurgence of Iran's state-sponsored terrorism, including its aid to the Syrian regime during its ...

Emily Bear has performed at Carnegie Hall, the White House, world-class festivals, with symphony orchestras, and on an album produced by Qui...

Cybercrime strikes an estimated 1.5 million people every day. That’s about 18 victims every second, 556 million people around the worl...

U.S. colleges face a "perfect storm" of problems as tuition costs soar, opportunities for graduates sag, and employers complain they cannot ...

The United States has been slowly building a small military contingent on the Syrian border in Jordan as conflict rages in Syria.