A delegation of Syrian opposition groups  visited Beijing earlier this week and met with Vice Foreign Minister Zhai Jun, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed. This is the first contact reported by the Chinese government since violence broke out in the Middle Eastern country. more ›

Those pesky Somali pirates are having a tough couple of days. One day after three of them got picked off by U.S. Navy Seals, another pirate raid was thwarted by a different type of amphibious mammal. more ›