Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:21:55 GMT
Leaders offered conciliatory gestures, but demonstrators angry at corruption, the cost of living and public spending continued to flood the streets. U.S. Presses Taliban on Qatar Office in Bid to Save Talks
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:20:40 GMT
Blast Apparently Aimed at an Afghan Politician Kills 3 in Kabul
Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:41:47 GMT
An explosion heard across Kabul on Tuesday morning appeared aimed at killing a prominent ethnic Hazara politician as he was traveling in his armored convoy.

Violent protests mar Brazil match
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:59:20 GMT
Protesters clash with police in Brazil's city of Fortaleza ahead of a football match against Mexico, as public discontent over poor public services widens.
Obama calls for nuclear arsenal cuts
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:26:22 GMT
Speaking at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, President Barack Obama calls for reductions to be made in US and Russian nuclear stockpiles.
Kerry calls Karzai to defuse tension
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:24:09 GMT
The US Secretary of State John Kerry calls the Afghan leader to defuse tension over the opening of a Taliban office, an Afghan official tells the BBC.
Deadly attack on Somalia UN office
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:53:55 GMT
At least 15 people, including four foreigners, are killed in an assault by militant Islamists on a UN office in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.