A ski jumper takes flight during the large hill team ski jumping event at the FIS World Cup Nordic Opening 2011 on Nov. 27 in Kuusamo, Finland.

Roger Federer downed sixth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 6-7, (6-8), 6–3 Sunday in the finals to capture his record-breaking sixth Barclays ATP World Tour Title.

Somali pirates released an Algerian cargo ship with a crew of 25 on Thursday.

Growing demand for biofuels and climate change are two of the main causes of high and volatile food prices globally, according to the 2011 Global Hunger Index (GHI) report.

A Greece-owned chemical tanker was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden. It had a crew of 21 Filipinos and an unarmed security expert, according to the Somalia Report.

Sudanese government forces and militias are being accused of killing and raping hundreds of civilians in the Blue Nile State, according to a human rights group Tuesday.

A Japanese lawmaker consumed water from pools at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, according to media reports.

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is facing internal pressure from his own party before a confidence vote later this week following his decision to call a referendum on a [...]

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou is facing internal pressure from his own party before a confidence vote later this week following his decision to call a referendum on a [...]

The interim ruling council of Libya on Tuesday named its new prime minister following the planned resignation of current Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril, according to reports.