Hurricane Ingrid on the Gulf coast and Hurricane Manuel on the Pacific have slammed Mexico, causing flooding and mudslides that have killed at least 80 people. More rain is expected.
Turkey is openly opposed to the Assad regime and has supported rebel groups, allowing weapons to cross the Turkish border to Assad's chagrin.
Two separate incidents, both carried out by Muslim separatist groups, indicate that more than four decades of religious conflict are not over.
A Russian proposal to put Syria's chemical weapons stockpile under international control has revived international diplomacy on Syria.
Latin America's mixed feelings about its mineral wealth.
Although the G20 is focused on economic policy, the big issue will be a response to Syria 鈥� not the first time the group has veered into security issues.
Newly published documents released by Edward Snowden indicate the US spied on the presidents of both countries.
US and British lawmakers, stunned by the speed at which their leaders rallied for a Syria strike, demanded a say in decisions on intervention.
From Guatemala to Nicaragua, the iconic yellow buses are living out their waning days ferrying commuters across cities big and small.
The international community is still waiting on the results of a UN investigation into whether chemical weapons were used in Syria last week.
Claims that the rebels targeted Syrian President Assad's convoy have not been verified. Some question whether Assad's death would alter the balance of the conflict.
The killing of five Indian soldiers along the Kashmir border last night comes as the two nuclear powers prepare to restart negotiations.
Could Zimbabwe replace strongman Robert Mugabe? Perhaps, but many worry that voting fraud will tip the scales for him once again.
Militants pulled over Shiite truckers at an improvised checkpoint last night and executed the 14 drivers.
Morsi's family has called for his release, threatening to take legal action while divisions rack Egypt.
Opposition leaders says the five-year prison sentence for anticorruption campaigner Alexei Navalny 鈥� who had just registered to run for mayor of Moscow 鈥� was politically motivated.
North Korea missiles: Cuba says the 240 tons of weapons were being sent to North Korea for repairs. Many international observers are dubious.
Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden applied for asylum to a slew of countries. Some have rejected him outright and for now his best hopes appear to be Venezuela and Bolivia.
Russian officials say NSA leaker Edward Snowden is still in a Moscow airport.
Jorge Arzave saw a bright future in the new suburban home that construction incentives and government loans made possible. But the house is falling apart, and promised services never arrived. Now he's challenging the government to help.
