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At least 500 to run for Egyptian presidencyEection officials say聽500 have obtained applications to officially declare their candidacy for the vote, which follows last year's ouster of longtime authoritarian leader Hosni Mubarak.
Swiss bus accident kills 28, mostly Belgian schoolchildrenA group of Belgian students and two adults were among the dead as the result of a bus accident in the Swiss alps late Tuesday.
Japan earthquake: Northern Japan rattled by 6.8 earthquakeJapan earthquake: Tokyo was hit by a 6.1 magnitude earthquake Tuesday. Northern Japan - the same area hit last year - was struck by a 6.8 earthquake. But there were no injuries reported.
Taliban fire on Afghan president's brothers at shooting memorial serviceQayum and Shah Walid Karzai and other top Afghan officials in their delegation escaped in their cars unharmed from the Tuesday ambush in the country's south.
Kony 2012: Director of video agrees with criticsKony 2012: The ICC chief prosecutor praised the Kony 2012 video Monday. The director of the Invisible Children viral video agrees that he 'oversimplified' the issues.
Is this France or Phoenix? Sarkozy touts 'Buy American' and border securityFacing tough re-election, France's Nicolas Sarkozy is calling for beefed up European borders and for a 'Buy European Act' modeled on the American version.- Chinese police shoot three in Tibet amid protestsOne was killed and two others wounded by the police.
Island nation of Kiribati contemplates move to FijiThe leaders of the Pacific nation, archipelago of 103,000 people, are considering moving their entire population to Fiji if climate change brings rising waters.
Italian president: UK action 'inexplicable' on Nigerian hostage rescue bidItalian President Giorgio Napolitano called UK action 'inexplicable' in failing to inform his government before launching a botched rescue mission with Nigerian forces that led to the deaths of British and Italian hostages held by a militant Islamist group.
Syria's deputy oil minister defects to protest Assad crackdownAbdo Husameddine's announcement came one day after the top US general said President Barack Obama has asked for a preliminary review of military options in Syria, as the conflict grows increasingly dire.
Invisible Children causes stir online, seeks to help end wartime atrocitiesInvisible Children is back with another film, "Kony 2012," which is lighting up the social mediasphere.
Israelis critical of Netanyahu Iran-Holocaust comparisonThe Nazi聽Holocaust聽of World War II is a delicate and charged topic in聽Israel, and many felt Benjamin Netanyahu's repeated equating of the Nazis with the possible modern-day threat of a nuclear-armed Iran went too far.
Anonymous hacker group claims to bring down Vatican websiteThe Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, confirmed the attack but declined to comment on its possible source. He said he didn't know how long it would take the Vatican's technicians to bring the site back up.
Six UK soldiers believed killed in Afghanistan blastSix UK soldiers were believed missing and presumed dead after an explosion hit their armored vehicle in southwestern Afghanistan on Tuesday evening.
Norway mass killer faces murder, terror chargesAnders Behring Breivik has been formally charged in the murder of 77 people last summer.
Chinese envoy to press Syria for cease-fireChina's聽special envoy to聽Syria聽is expected to press authorities for a cease-fire to end the country's crisis. Beijing is opposed to any foreign intervention there.
G8 summit moved to Camp David last-minuteThe聽G8 summit, planned for Chicago, will instead be hosted at Camp David. 聽The White House says the change was not in response to聽the possibility of protests.
Iran's high court dismisses death sentence against AmericanIran's supreme court threw out a death sentence Monday against Amir Mirza Hekmati, an Iranian-American convicted of spying by a lower court and sentenced to be executed.
Iran elections: Ahmadinejad reduced to lame duckForces loyal to conservative cleric Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have taken over 75 percent of the seats in parliamentary elections, leaving rival President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad weakened.
China plans double-digit boost in military spendingChina will raise its military spending by 11.2 percent in 2012 as the Asian giant worries about the US presence in the region.
