In light of the failure of the House and Senate to come to a decision…
U.S. government shuts down for the first time in nearly 20 years
The Republican-controlled House and the Democrat-led Senate failed to come to a decision Monday night…
Nigeria to improve security after attack at Yobe State College
Just over a week after the attack in a mall in Nairobi, Kenya, about 50…
Southern California plane crash: no survivors expected
A private jet which had taken off from Hailey, Idaho crashed into a storage hangar…
Senate passes temporary budget bill with funding for Obamacare
The Senate passed a temporary spending bill on Friday to avert a government shutdown, managing…
Humans are driving force behind global climate change, says UN panel
The first portion of a report by the United Nations’ (UN) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…
U.S. and Russia reach agreement on Syria’s chemical weapons
The United States and Russia reached an agreement on Thursday on a United Nations (UN)…
Russia arrests Greenpeace activists for their part in an Arctic drilling protest
A Russian court on Thursday put a photographer and several Greenpeace activists under arrest for…
Canada to spend $3 billion on women’s health programs in developing countries
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced on Wednesday that will spend about $3 billion dollars…
Senator Ted Cruz gives all night floor speech as part of anti-Obamacare effort
Senator Ted Cruz, as part of his efforts against Obamacare, delivered a speech Tuesday night…