Ceasefire announced in Gaza. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and United States Secretary of State John Kerry announced, in a joint statement, Thursday that the United Nations Representative in Jerusalem, Special Coordinator, Robert Serry, has received assurances that all parties have agreed to an unconditional humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza.
Dow loses over 300 points on news of Argentina debt default Stock markets took notice to news of Argentina's defaulting on its debt and responded by sinking.
The list of employers who are abusing employees' rights grows with 109 added to the government blacklist which prevents those employers from borrowing money until they improve conditions. A majority of the workers were urbanites last year, but this year the targeted companies were rural.
Instead of opting for a long-term support option in the form of a bailout, the country of Ghana is choosing a temporary option to boost the strength of its currency, the cedi, which has been inflating nonstop since being redenominated in 2007
On Wednesday, the U.S. State Department announced that it revoked visas from some Venezuelan government officials who seem to have violated human rights.
Most recent reports state 30 dead out of the more than 150 who were buried by a landslide at the foot of hills in a remote village in western India Wednesday.
The military appears to be gaining power in a number of Latin American countries. Since Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet stepped down in March 1990 and an elected president took office, the military has taken a backseat to democratic reforms in Latin America.
Israel instated a humanitarian cease-fire Wednesday, but Hamas rejected the proposal. Israel shot artillery shells into a U. N-run school housing Gaza evacuees early Wednesday, killing at least 20 and wounding many others, according to Palestinian officials and the school's U.
A new font was created to remember the late Venezuelan leader on his 60th bday Fans of the late Venezuelan leader, socialist Hugo Chavez, released a font that can be used to type mimicking his handwriting in time for his 60th birthday.
App maker warned residents about impending earthquake that struck elsewhere A magnitude 6. 3 earthquake struck the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz on Tuesday, causing panic but otherwise resulted in no harm, according to CBC News.
More than two dozen companies participated in the first ever "Cyber Day" in Chile, which mimicked Cyber Monday -- except it was not during the normal holiday shopping season.
Bardem and Cruz are joined by a group of Spanish celebrities in decrying Israel's action. Celebrities have mostly chosen to remain quiet on the conflict in the Gaza Strip, but Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz have decided to speak out.
Venezuela may have threatened the Netherlands to allow the release of Hugo Carvajal, who was arrested Thursday on the Dutch island of Aruba on a U.S. warrant for ties to drug trafficking.
