OnJanuary 22, 2009, his second full day in office,U.S.PresidentBarack Obamasigned an executive order prohibitingthe use of torture by theU.S.government and revoking legal interpretations from…

Sri Lanka'sdecades-long civil war ended in a bloodbath inMay 2009. Government forces decisively defeated the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam at the cost of tens of thousands of civilian lives…

Japanese Prime MinisterShinzo Abestepped down this month as the country's longest-serving premier, having surpassed the record set by his great-uncleEisaku Sato, who served as prime minister from…

The ruler of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, died on Tuesday at the age of 91, marking the end of an era, in which he was one of the last Gulf rulers whose life spanned the region’s discovery…

A spate of recent polls shows President Trump’s standing has declined in several states crucial to his re-election, foremost among them Pennsylvania, a traditionally Democratic state which Trump…

Lebanon is today a hundred years old, and it is standing at a crossroad that would mark its centennial and also determine its future. There are many options ahead, but only two will make or break…

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg at age 87 has intensified the political battle now raging in Washington and, in the view of some observers, markedly increased the chances of…

Saudi Arabia celebrated its National day, known locally as Al-Yaom-ul-Watany, commemorating 90 years since King Abdulaziz announced the unification of the country as a kingdom. Since its founding,…

IfJoe Bidenwins the presidency in November, his foreign policy team will present him with a staggering to-do list. Given his significant international experience, the former vice president will be…

For years, evidence has accumulated of Chinese atrocities against minority groups inXinjiang, the northwestern province that is home to the mostly Muslim Uighur people. Investigative journalists,…