At an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Friday, diplomats stood up and held a moment of silence for all those who had lost their lives on the downed Malaysian Airliner plane over eastern Ukraine.
At a White House press conference on Friday, President Barack Obama delivered a statement on the airliner disaster in Ukraine. "This was a global tragedy," Obama said. "An Asian airliner was destroyed in European skies filled with citizens from many countries, so there has to be a credible international investigation into what happened."
Friday, the world celebrates Mandela Friday marks Nelson Mandela's birthday and a day of service for citizens around the world. This is the first Nelson Mandela International Day since his death Dec.
The United Nations Security Council held an emergency meeting Friday morning to discuss who and what brought down Malaysian Airlines' Flight MH17 Thursday.
Babar Ahmad was the mastermind behind Jihadist websites that aided Islamist extremist groups. A Connecticut court on Wednesday sentenced Babar Ahmad to prison for helping the Taliban and other Islamic extremist terrorist organizations.
The spy base used to be a Russian listening post dating back to the height of the Cold War. Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied allegations that Russia plans to reopen a Cold War-era spy base in Cuba.
Coffee chain has plans to open 50 more in the country in five years. Starbucks has been roasting and selling Colombian-grown coffee for 43 years but hadn't had a location in the famed coffee capital until now.
Chinese president proposes railroad across South America to firm up relations China's President Xi Jimping has been in Brazil the last few days in an effort to improve relations with Latin America, which China sees as a valuable future ally, according to Channel News Asia.
A Malaysian Airliner was shot down over Eastern Ukraine, killing 295 people. The U.S. State Department won't confirm if there were Americans on the flight. No one has taken responsibility.
Despite the disappointing finish in the 2014 FIFA World Cup team for host country Brazil, the success of the tournament overall is good news for Brazil, who are underway preparations for the rapidly approaching 2016 Olympics.
Childen as young as 10 years old are being asked to go to work in Bolivia. According to legislation passed by Bolivia's congress, as long as work doesn't interfere with education and it's done independently so that the child helps the family make ends meet, then it should be fully sanctioned.
On Wednesday, using animals in circus performances became illegal by law in Mexico City. On Wednesday, using animals in circus performances became illegal by law in Mexico City.
