In North Korea, the first congress in 30 years of the Workers' Party of Korea may be imminent, suggesting that a succession is being prepared to hand power from Kim Jong Il to his son Kim Jong Un
While he's planning violence against books, not people, the would-be Koran-burning Florida preacher Terry Jones is following a self-promotion strategy similar to that of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden
China has long been an unfriendly place for journalists, but two attacks on journalists in Beijing this summer serve as a reminder that the threats to the press can extend beyond censorship to outright violence
A trio of financial sheriffs will oversee finance in the entire European market
Pushing for electoral reform is tricky when the strongman in power is also a key ally against extremist violence
More than 600 candidates are running for office out of Afghanistan's capital because it isn't safe to campaign in the provinces
Beijing has entertained Fiji's pariah military dictator while doling out lots of cash and support to other impoverished countries in Australia's backyard
Spain's political establishment has rejected a unilateral cease-fire declared by the battered Basque terrorist group ETA. What does it reveal about the cohesion of the separatists and what they might do next?
The government insists there is no reason for anxiety but the depositors outside Afghanistan's largest bank are implacable. They want their money back
As the scandal surrounding the L'OrÉal billions further entwines Eric Woerth, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's support for his labor minister could cost him the next election
The public mixing of the genders is leading to enormous tension and fear that violence may break out as men try to defend conservative ideas of honor
Though Beijing's Forbidden City has been open to the public for decades, parts of it remained off-limits. This month a new exhibition of artifacts from behind the gates heads to the U.S.