The response of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to crisis is noise. Today's launch, in which a Sejjil-2 missile capable of hitting Israel was successfully tested, is another example.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (CNN) -- Brazil's high court has halted the return of a 9-year-old boy to the United States, his American father told CNN.

"The increasing volatility in Sudan could interrupt the election process and the planned independence vote...the country could return to full-fledged war --"

A 10-month-old Palestinian baby girl who was born blind due to a genetic disease is now able to see thanks to a successful operation at Carmel Medical Center in Haifa.

A home counselling and testing exercise in the Northern Ugandas district of Apac has had a promising start, with more than 3,000 people being tested for HIV in the first month, helth workers say.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been "the best recruiting officer" for U.S. military efforts to partner with Arab states over the past year

Men turn tables on regime by donning headscarves and dresses. Hundreds of pictures of men in women's clothing have been posted online by Iranian opposition supporters in mockery of what they say is a crude attempt by the authorities to humiliate.....

The ousted leader, holed up for months in the Brazilian Embassy, has refused to seek political asylum, saying he wants to travel as the legitimate president of Honduras.

Followed by about 500 men, they demand that the government purge anyone connected to the Taliban, war crimes or corruption. Many hold pictures of slain relatives.

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) said Tuesday it was holding three Spanish aid workers kidnapped late last month in Mauritania