Kenneth Waltz, Foreign-Relations Expert, Dies at 88
5/19/2013 1:29:51 PM
Mr. Waltz, who was a senior research scholar at Columbia, was a pre-eminent thinker who was known for his contrarian, debate-provoking ideas.

Assad Suggests Peace Talks Would Fail Because West Wants to Prolong War
5/19/2013 1:29:51 PM
President Bashar al-Assad backed away from earlier statements by Syrian officials that the government was willing to negotiate with its armed opponents.

China Tries to Improve Image in a Changing Myanmar
5/19/2013 1:29:51 PM
Grass-roots protests against Chinese oil projects are worrying Beijing as it competes for influence in Myanmar with the United States.

U.S.-Russian Diplomacy, With a Personal Touch
5/19/2013 1:29:51 PM
Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia's foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, have found a common purpose in trying to negotiate a Syria settlement, even though positions have not changed.

Russia Sends More Advanced Missiles to Aid Assad in Syria
5/19/2013 1:29:51 PM
Antiship cruise missiles could make it more difficult for the United States and its allies to impose a naval embargo, establish a no-fly zone or carry out airstrikes in support of Syria's rebels.

Syria army storms rebel-held town
5/19/2013 1:29:53 PM
Heavy fighting is reported in the besieged Syrian town of Qusair as state forces launch a major offensive to re-capture the rebel stronghold.

Murdered Pakistan politician buried
5/19/2013 1:29:53 PM
The funeral of the murdered vice-president of Pakistan's PTI party, Zahra Shahid Hussain, is held at a mosque in Karachi.

Nadal hammers Federer in Rome final
5/19/2013 1:29:53 PM
Rafael Nadal drops only four games as he beats Roger Federer to win his seventh Italian Open title.

Tunisia police clash with Islamists
5/19/2013 1:29:53 PM
Tunisian police clash with hundreds of supporters of the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia defying attempts to bar a gathering.

N Korea urged to end missile tests
5/19/2013 1:29:53 PM
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges Pyongyang to end its missile tests as a fourth short-range weapon is launched from North Korea's east coast.