Kiev faces protests as Ukraine talks fail

Kiev faces protests as Ukraine talks fail
Bill could send most home from Guantánamo
Brand Mandela cashes in on leader’s death
SPD confident vote will endorse coalition
Austria’s finance minister replaced
Shinawatra’s tears divide Thailand
Chile faces change, not revolution
Kim’s uncle purged and killed
UN indicates chemical arms used in Syria

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 11:45 AM PST

Yanukovich offers amnesty for some protesters arrested and charged with disorder but no other sign of being prepared to meet protesters' demands

Bill could send most home from Guantánamo

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 10:22 AM PST

House of Representatives passed provisions in Pentagon funding bill which removed many barriers to detainees being sent back to their home countries

Brand Mandela cashes in on leader’s death

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 10:15 AM PST

With millions of dollars at play, control of Brand Mandela has been a source both of riches and of embarrassment as Mandela family disputes are played out in courtrooms

SPD confident vote will endorse coalition

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 09:17 AM PST

Party to announce result of members' poll over weekend, potentially paving the way to name the cabinet and back Merkel's third coalition government

Austria’s finance minister replaced

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 10:08 AM PST

Maria Fekter's combative style not only earned her the unofficial title of the 'iron lady' in the Austrian media but also cost her political influence

Shinawatra’s tears divide Thailand

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 06:59 AM PST

Stakes are high for the political novice turned prime minister in a struggle that is personal as well as political

Chile faces change, not revolution

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 05:02 AM PST

Michelle Bachelet, the likely victor at presidential run-off vote on December 15, must preserve Chile's corporate success while curbing its excesses

Kim’s uncle purged and killed

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 03:17 AM PST

Jang Song Thaek, until recently one of the most powerful men in North Korea, is executed amid allegations that he planned to exploit economic woes to launch a coup

UN indicates chemical arms used in Syria

Posted: 13 Dec 2013 06:30 AM PST

Report suggests the nerve agent sarin was used in four incidents, including an attack on a Damascus suburb that triggered global outrage