Kenneth Waltz, Foreign-Relations Expert, Dies at 88
5/19/2013 2:19:46 AM
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 2:19:46 AM
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 2:19:46 AM
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 2:19:46 AM
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 2:19:46 AM
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.

Pakistani politician is shot dead
5/19/2013 2:19:47 AM
Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain, a senior member of Imran Khan's Movement for Justice party, is shot dead in the city of Karachi.

Nigeria army says crackdown to go on
5/19/2013 2:19:47 AM
Nigeria's army vows to continue its offensive against militants in the north-east "as long as it takes", as a 24-hour curfew is imposed in Maiduguri.

Denmark crowned Eurovision winners
5/19/2013 2:19:47 AM
Denmark's Emmelie de Forest wins the Eurovision Song Contest, with the UK's Bonnie Tyler finishing 19th out of 26 countries.

PM 'losing control of party over EU'
5/19/2013 2:19:47 AM
The Conservative leadership is "running scared" of its backbenchers on the issue of Europe, former Tory cabinet minister Lord Howe says.

Massacre suspect held in Ivory Coast
5/19/2013 2:19:47 AM
The authorities in Ivory Coast arrest militia leader Amade Oueremi, suspected of one of the worst massacres during 2011 post-election violence.