London (CNN) -- Much of the world will grind to a noisy, flag-waving halt Friday morning as Britain's Prince William, second-in-line to the throne, marries his college sweetheart Kate Middleton at Westminster Abbey.

About 200 people have resigned from the ruling Baath Party in two days to protest the government's violence; reports continue of dissent among the armed forces.

Forensic officials inspect the Argana restaurant after a powerful blast killed 15 people in Jamaa El-Fna square in Marrakech, Morocco.

BEIJING,April 29 (Xinhuanet) -- Israel has warned that it will not negotiate with a Palestinian unity government that includes Hamas.

BEIRUT, Lebanon - A military court in Bahrain sentenced four Shiite Muslim protesters to death on Thursday in the killing of two policemen last month during demonstrations against the Sunni Muslim-ruled government, Bahrain's national news ...

(RTTNews) - Tunisia government reacted angrily on Thursday after the ongoing conflict in Libya between government forces and rebels fighting the regime of Col.

BEIJING,April 29 (Xinhuanet) -- The Gulf Cooperation Council's power-transfer plan for Yemen is expected to be signed on Sunday in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

By Bloomberg News - Fri Apr 29 02:19:45 GMT 2011 Women push babies in prams through a Beijing park. Photographer: Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images Chinese census workers gather data from an elderly resident at her home in Beijing.

HUNDREDS of thousands of pilgrims are set to descend on Rome this weekend to witness the beatification of Jean Paul II, the world's first "global pope" who will be put on the track to sainthood only six years after his death.

By the CNN Wire Staff Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) -- Fighting raged on along the turbulent Thai-Cambodian border Friday, one day after a military source said local commanders from both sides had agreed to a cease-fire.

Syria's ambassador to London has said he is “embarrassed” about the last-minute withdrawal of his invitation to the royal wedding.

Kenji Kadota long followed the dual credo drilled into him during childhood: Hide your anger and trust the powers that be. Yet in the wake of last month's triple whammy of earthquake, ...

A huge £20m security operation swung into action hours before the Royal Wedding as police and the military faced the threat of terrorists, anarchists and stalkers.

By AP The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday that a target destroyed by Israeli warplanes in the Syrian desert in 2007 was a covertly built nuclear reactor, countering assertions by Syria.

KARACHI (Reuters) - Taliban militants attacked two buses carrying navy officials in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi on Tuesday, killing four people and wounding 56, officials said, the first major attack on the ...

Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye holds his shirt to his face after being pepper sprayed by riot police and dragged from his car.

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei poses for a photograph with his new installation entitled 'Sunflower Seeds', at its unveiling in the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern gallery, in London October 11, 2010.

There may be a celebration of May Day this year in the old communist countries, but not like it once was. Rather than an unfurling of red flags and workers' banners, this year's ritual may involve the packing of a ...

CANBERRA, Australia - Two Australian military cadets were arrested Friday after police said they were involved in a scandal in which a female cadet accused a fellow student of secretly filming her having sex and showing it to his friends.

In the final round of national elections, Nigerians cast votes for local governors Tuesday. As in previous rounds, the voting process was messy, but much cleaner than those of 2007.