ISIS announced the establishment of a new "caliphate," with its own leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as caliph. But even Islamist rebels in Syria are fighting back against ISIS forces.
Ahmed Abu Khatallah, accused mastermind in the 2012 attacks on US facilities in Benghazi, made his first court appearance in Washington DC, where he pleaded not guilty.
As the 1914 assassination of Archduke Ferdinand is commemorated in a bitterly divided Sarajevo, the conflicts in Ukraine and Syria show grim potential for a new world war.
Radical cleric Abu Qatada, whose detention in the UK was declared illegal by the European Court of Human Rights, was cleared of terrorism charges by a court in Jordan.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Iran to halt the execution of Razieh Ebrahimi, a child bride who killed her abusive husband when she was 17.
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) claims coca cultivation has been brought to historic lows in Colombia and Bolivia, while Peru has regained the title of top producer.
Workers from the Sepecol security firm blocked the rail line leading to the mammoth Cerrejón coal mine in northeastern Colombia for seven days over a contract dispute.
First nations across British Columbia are celebrating a unanimous ruling by Canada's Supreme Court that recognizes aboriginal title to traditional territories outside reserves.
Women's rights activist and attorney Salwa Bughaigis was assassinated at her home in Benghazi hours after she defied threats by voting in Libya's general election.
The ISIS militants that have seized Mosul are engaged in a campaign of cultural cleansing—targeting not only the citiy's inhabitants, but its artistic and historical treasures.
US officials designate the arrival of unaccompanied children at the border a security problem–and scramble to shift blame from Washington's own failed "drug war."
Two decades after NAFTA went into effect, Mexico has one of the worst-performing economies in the region. A warning for other countries on "free trade" deals?
