Syrian peace talks entered a new low after UN mediator announced a three-week halt to proxy negotiations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Billionaire Naguib Sawiris, an Egyptian man worth $2.9 billion is planning to buy a European island to provide a home for refugees.
According to a report released on Tuesday by the Human Rights Watch organization, Israel unlawfully coerced almost 7,000 Eritrean and Sudanese nationals into going back to their home countries even though some might risk serious abuse by their oppressive governments.
A helicopter carrying journalists and a parliamentarian that was delivering aid to Yezidis stranded on the Sinjar Mountains crashed after trying to take off again.
Texas Governor Rick Perry has formally announced his plans to send 1,000 members of the Texas National Guard to patrol the border with Mexico in an effort to address the humanitarian crisis at the border.
