Winter Olympics Open in Sochi
Opening ceremonies for the 2014 Olympics in Russia's Black Sea resort city of Sochi have begun, marking the official start of the Sochi Winter Games.
North Korea Threatens to Cancel Family Reunions
North Korea is threatening to cancel its just-announced family reunions with the South if Seoul and Washington go ahead with upcoming joint military drills.
UN Panel Slams Vatican on Sexual Abuse by Priests
Today a United Nations human rights committee demanded that the Vatican immediately remove all clergy that have been accused of child abuse and immediately turned them over to authorities. In response, the Vatican accused the UN of interfering with church teachings on the dignity of human person and of violating the exercise of religious freedom.
Baghdad Legally Challenges Oil Exports from Iraqi Kurdistan to Turkey
ISTANBUL — With oil now flowing from Iraqi Kurdistan to Turkey after the two sides signed a groundbreaking agreement late last year, Baghdad is mounting an international legal challenge to the deal.