Colombia and Ecuador have agreed to fully reestablish diplomatic relations that were suspended more than two years ago over a bombing raid, Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos said on November 26.

The Republic of Korea's defence minister has resigned amid criticism of his handling of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's shelling of an island near their disputed maritime border.

The European Commission has announced a ban on the use of Bisphenol-A (BPA) in plastic baby bottles.

Violence including clashes between police and drug gangs in the slums of Rio de Janeiro has killed 23 people since Sunday, with 188 people arrested or detained so far, military police said on November 25.

Hundreds of somber-faced Cambodians assembled Thursday morning in front of the suspension bridge in the capital where hundreds of people died Monday in a stampede during a festival.

With top U.S. officials continuing to declare that help from China will be key in calming tensions between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (RoK), President Obama is planning to call Chinese President Hu Jintao in the next few days to discuss the critical situation, according to senior administration officials.

Five young Somali men face life in prison after being convicted of piracy in the April attack on a US Navy ship.

The Irish government has unveiled a range of tough austerity measures designed to help solve the country's debt crisis.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) exchanged artillery fire along their disputed frontier, raising tensions between them to their highest level in more than a decade. The DPRK warned of more military strikes if the RoK encroaches on the maritime border by "even 0.001 millimeter."

Australia, the U.S. and Canada urged Philippine President Benigno Aquino III on November 24 to ensure a just and swift conclusion to the Maguindanao massacre which shocked the world a year ago.