Declaration greeted with anger by Armenians and follows fighting in Azeri forces have retaken large parts of the disputed enclave

With Xi Jinping urging a more general "struggle" against the US in the quest for "national rejuvenation" of China as a great power, there's only so much change one side of the relationship can bring, writes Bill Birtles.

The good thing to come out of Donald Trump’s four years in power is that he has not sent America into war overseas, joining the Democrats’ Jimmy Carter as the only other president since 1950 to show such restraint.

China's paramount leader, Xi Jinping, sees himself as a savior, anointed to steer the Communist Party and China away from corruption and foreign influence, into a 'new era' of prosperity, power and political devotion. Whether his vision matches reality is another question.

Villagers in Nagorno-Karabakh set their houses on fire Saturday before fleeing to Armenia ahead of a weekend deadline that will see parts of the territory handed over to Azerbaijan as part of a peace…

Doctors certifying that women or girls are virgins could face jail and fines.

In an ongoing effort to crack down on tax evasion, the UK government today published a Flickr page of the "top tax cheats" of 2012. The profiles break down the crimes of 32 criminals that Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) sentenced to a combined total of more than 150 years in prison last year in a demonstration...

Europeans, take note: The U.S. government has granted itself authority to secretly snoop on you.

Unlike Germany, Hungary remains in a wistful, toxic relationship with the nineteen-thirties, with a fantasy of Jewish conspiracy and national moral decline. As the memory of the iron curtain fades and Europe recenters itself, Hungary’s fascist resurgence should be a matter of concern for all.

President Francois Hollande says French troops are taking part in operations against Islamists in northern Mali.

Although their remittances lift their societies from stark poverty, a foreign maid steps into a world of abuse, overwork, and suspicion in Saudi Arabia.

So what if they are? It wouldn't be the first time a news organization became an intelligence service.

Under a new policy that takes effect Monday, any Cuban with a valid passport will be able to leave the country.

An Egyptian threatening suicide. A Sri Lankan beheaded. Bayan Perazzo on the brutal conditions for workers.

Human rights advocates question whether US-manufactured ammunition and helicopters were used against civilian protesters.

Since June 19th of last year, political activist and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been living inside the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

Escalating tensions among China, Japan and the U.S. could ignite armed conflict -- and sink the global economy.

At times angry and choked with emotion, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday took on Republican critics of her department's handling of the September terrorist attack in Libya that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, but repeatedly distanced herself from a direct role in specific situations.

A British grandmother has been sentenced to death by firing squad in Indonesia for drug trafficking.

North Korea's only major ally China has threatened to cut the economic aid it gives the country if it goes ahead with a third nuclear test.