Philadelphia Orchestra Plays for Flight Stuck on the Runway

(BEIJING) -- After a plane from Beijing to Macao was delayed on the runway, members of the Philadelphia Orchestra found themselves with three hours to kill. They busted out their instru... Read More

Drone Attack Kills at Least Seven in Pakistan

(ISLAMABAD) -- Seven alleged militants were killed in a drone strike Friday in Pakistan. The two-missile offensive targeted a compound in the Shawal area of North Waziristan.... Read More

While Prince Undergoes Surgery, Queen Carries On with Business

(LONDON) -- To mere commoners, it might seem odd. With her husband Prince Philip about to go under the surgeon's knife, Queen Elizabeth II was making an official visit just 1,000 yards from h... Read More

Kremlin Denies Putin Affair, Says Divorce Announcement Not Staged

(MOSCOW) -- In an attempt to beat back rumors about the cause of President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that he is divorcing his wife of nearly 30 years, Putin’s spokesman on Friday de... Read More

Trade War with China Brewing in Italy

(ROME) -- Following the European Union's decision this week to impose heavy duties on Chinese-produced solar panels in a move to protect European producers, China is moving to retaliate. The cou... Read More

South Korea Agrees to Surprise Talks with North Korea

(SEOUL, South Korea) -- Seoul didn't hesitate for a moment when Pyongyang unexpectedly held out an olive branch Thursday. This remarkable turn of events after months of growing tensions... Read More

Former Political Prisoner Wants to Be Myanmar's Next President

(NAYPYITAW, Myanmar) -- Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, who spent almost 20 years under house arrest for speaking out in support of democracy in Myanmar, has some big political dreams. Aung San Su... Read More

Syria Drives Rebels Out of UN Monitored Crossing Near Israel

(NEW YORK) -- The Syrian military continued its rejuvenated offensive on Thursday by taking back a United Nations monitored crossing near Israeli-held territory that had briefly fallen into rebel h... Read More

Russia's Vladimir Putin Announces Divorce

(MOSCOW) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Thursday that he and his wife are divorced. The news may not have been a total surprise, but the announcement was. Rumors had been... Read More

Britain’s Prince Philip Admitted to London Hospital for Surgery

(LONDON) -- Britain’s Prince Philip has been admitted to the hospital for exploratory abdominal surgery. According to a statement issued by Buckingham Palace on Thursday, Philip, t... Read More