After attempting to make a restructuring payment in June, a US judge blocked Argentina and said it had to pay billions to hedge funds that it owed before it could make the payment. Argentina said it could not and therefore ended up defaulting on the debt. But the country says the U.S. tricked it into defaulting.
An explosion Saturday at a Chinese plant that supplies auto parts killed 68 and injured over 100. A large blast at an automobile factory in eastern China Saturday killed at least 68 people and injured 187.
Blame for the conflict between Israel and Palestine over Gaza is mostly placed on Hamas, according to a Pew Research Center poll, but the youngest age group polled had a higher number blaming Israel.
Law possibly backed by Mexican president who want to attract foreign investors In the Sinaloa state, which ranks among Mexico's most violent, reporters will no longer be allowed to organically report on criminal activity in the state, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
Farah Baker was first found for her live-tweeting, videos and images of the bombings near her home in Gaza. She has now been interviewed a few times and her posts continue to grow in popularity, as does her Twitter handle.
Why is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) going to Pluto now? It looks like Pluto might be getting a second chance at becoming a "planet" once again.
An American man and woman that have been infected with the Ebola virus in West Africa are set to return home to the U.S. to receive treatment in Atlanta.
A gas leak caused an explosion in Taiwan yesterday, killing 25 and injuring many others. At least 25 people were killed and 267 were injured in a series of gas explosions Friday in the southern Taiwan town of Kaohsiung.
What do these arrests mean for journalists everywhere? Egypt has just seemingly recovered from its civil turmoil after Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi was overthrown.
Latin American leaders continue to take measures to protest Israel's offensive in Gaza, while U.N. agency leaders speak out against deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The app will introduce many people to the Internet and give them new resources and tools. Internet users in one African nation will now have greater access to the web thanks to Facebook's work in expanding access to impoverished people in the country.
