According to a new Pew Research Center survey conducted outside of the United States on people in 21 different countries, attitudes about the United States are generally more positive than in 2008 before Obama came into office.
Japanese officials say China has violated a U.N. embargo by supplying North Korea with vehicles capable of transporting and launching ballistic missiles.
Syrian state television says government forces have retaken control of the rebellious western town of al-Haffeh after a week of heavy fighting that led the United States to warn of a potential massacre.
A purchase and sale agreement has been made between NovaGold and the Bering Straits Native Corporation for the Rock Creek Mine in Northwestern Alaska.