Iran Rejects Ahmadinejad's Possible Successor

(TEHRAN, Iran) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s pick to succeed him won't be doing that. Iran's Guardian Council decided on Tuesday that Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, a close... Read More

New Evidence of Iran Support to Assad, While Congress Moves to Arm Rebels

(WASHINGTON) -- The United States has new evidence that Iran and Hezbollah have direct involvement with the Syrian regime, a senior State Department official told reporters traveling with Secretary... Read More

US Lawmakers Traveling to Russia to Investigate Boston Bombing

(MOSCOW) -- A delegation of American lawmakers will travel to Russia next week in part to investigate last month’s Boston Marathon bombings, ABC News has learned. The group, led by... Read More

Syria Fires at Israeli Vehicle, Raising Fears

(TEL AVIV) -- The Syrian military said on Tuesday that it fired on an Israeli army jeep in the contested Golan Heights in the early hours of the morning, destroying it. Israel said the j... Read More

Hotel Offers 24-Carat Gold iPads

(DUBAI) -- A hotel that bills itself as the world’s most luxurious is giving guests the ultimate in over-the-top amenities: a 24-carat gold iPad at check in. Dubai’s Burj Al... Read More

Nearly 100 Deaths in Multiple Iraq Bombings

(BAGHDAD) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is accusing some lawmakers of fueling the latest sectarian unrest that's responsible for close to 250 deaths in his country over a five-day period.... Read More

Did Pope Francis Perform Exorcism on Teen?

(ROME) -- Claims that Pope Francis performed an exorcism on a disabled teenager in St. Peter's Square after mass on Sunday have led to denials from the Vatican. The Catholic TV2000 filme... Read More

Hezbollah Heavily Involved in Key Syrian Battle

(NEW YORK) -- The battle for the Western Syrian city of Qusayr is being described by both sides as the possible turning point of the two-year civil war. What makes this conflict differen... Read More

Oscar Pistorius Will Not Compete As He Awaits Trial

(PRETORIA, South Africa) -- Oscar Pistorius's agent says the international athlete known as "Blade Runner," who is accused of murdering his girlfriend, will not compete again this year as he fights... Read More

Report: Terror Attack Thwarted in Russia

(MOSCOW) -- Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claims to have cornered a group of suspected militants in the town of Orekhovo-Zuyevo, east of Moscow, thwarting a possible terror attack,... Read More