Russia and China veto a draft resolution calling for Syria's president to leave power. The move came as activists said more than 200 people were killed in the city of Homs.



Sat, 4 Feb 2012 15:35:14 GMT

The current standoff with Iran is similar to the 'fateful' period before the 1967 Arab-Israel war, when Israel launched a preemptive strike, said Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.


Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:08:35 GMT

A man who was declared suicidal by a New Mexico jail and alleges he was then left to rot in solitary confinement for nearly two years is just one of many former inmates who say they were denied essential mental health services while incarcerated at that detention center, which like others across the country has struggled with how to treat the mentally ill.


Fri, 3 Feb 2012 23:43:31 GMT

Prosecutors plan to file two more murder charges against an ex-Marine accused of killing four homeless men in Southern California.



Sat, 4 Feb 2012 08:43:17 GMT

An American held hostage in Egypt told NBC News on Friday that she was not at all afraid of the Bedouin tribesmen who captured her and two others.


Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:30:15 GMT

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:30:15 GMT

Thousands of people marched in Russian capital Moscow Saturday in a pro-democracy protest over the power of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, according to reports.


Sat, 4 Feb 2012 16:05:04 GMT

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 22:41:29 GMT

Veteran photographer Gerd Ludwig publishes an app instead of a book to showcase his long-term documentation of Chernobyl's fallout.



Sat, 4 Feb 2012 01:08:40 GMT

Last year was the deadliest on record for Afghan civilians with 3,021 killed, a rise of 8 percent from the year before as insurgents ratchet up violence , the United Nations said.



Sat, 4 Feb 2012 08:17:36 GMT

The most powerful storm of the winter season pounded Colorado with up to 6 feet of snow in the Rocky Mountain foothills and forced the cancellation of more than 600 flights in Denver.



Sat, 4 Feb 2012 13:34:36 GMT

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 13:34:36 GMT

China is streaming live videos of its pandas on a web cam in order to boost awareness for Panda conservation.(TODAY)



Sat, 4 Feb 2012 15:10:27 GMT

Indiana's top elections official could lose his job and his freedom after jurors convicted him of multiple voter fraud-related charges on Saturday.


Sat, 4 Feb 2012 17:29:45 GMT

A propane gas explosion damaged several residences in a housing unit for a U.S. Marine Corps training base in northern California, killing one person and injuring two others, an official said Saturday.


Sat, 4 Feb 2012 16:12:16 GMT