Mom: 2 kids abducted by would-be good Samaritan

Authorities in the Atlanta area searched Wednesday for two children who were reported kidnapped by a stranger who offered to help the family when their car broke down on the side of an interstate highway.

Egypt's NGO Crackdown: McCain Offers a Conciliatory Tone

U.S. Senator seeks to calm rising tensions over the fate of 16 Americans facing trial in Cairo for their democracy-promotion efforts

Kevin Rudd, Australia’s Foreign Minister, Resigns

Kevin Rudd at a parliamentary dinner last November.

Fitch downgrades Greece on debt swap plan (Reuters)

Reuters - Fitch cut Greece's long-term ratings on Wednesday to its lowest rating above a default, becoming the first ratings agency to make the widely expected downgrade after the country announced a bond exchange plan to ease its massive debt burden.

A Diplomatic Solution to the Iran Nuclear Standoff May Depend On Compromises

Sanctions on Iran are beginning to work, goes the argument from the Obama Administration, and they should be given more time to bring Tehran to heel