The company that operated Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant has admitted that it played down safety concerns before the March 2011 Tsunami. The announcement on Friday is the first time the company has acknowledged that the meltdown of three reactor...

Syrian opposition fighters have said they've captured more than 250 members of the government's armed forces in the province of Idlib. The announcement on Saturday was accompanied by an amateur video showing what the rebels claim are 256 captured...

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has issued a warning over what he calls the growing threat of a cyberwar. But what exactly does cyber warfare entail? And who might start it? Jane Dutton speaks to Catherine Lohtrionte, Rob Densmore and Jason Moon.

The European Union has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. There were gasps of surprise when the announcement was made in the Norwegian capital, Oslo.The EU was chosen over other contenders that included the founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, forme...

Joe Biden and Paul Ryan hold a frank exchange of views with the economy and foreign policy dominating the US vice-presidential debate. So who won? Ryan Grim from The Huffington Post analyses some of the highlights.

Nepalese Maoists are calling for a boycott of Indian Bollywood films, charging that they push an India agenda contrary to the Nepalese culture and economy. Some critics see the campaign as a way for the Maoists to ride Bollywood's popularity coatt...

There has been intense public reaction in Pakistan to the shooting of Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old schoolgirl, by Taliban gunmen. She was shot in the neck and head by Taliban fighters on her way home from school in the Swat Valley in the North...

A Syrian passenger plane has taken off from Ankara after it was detained by Turkish authorities. The government said it was carrying suspicious materials, but has yet to say what those were. The incident marks a new low in relations between the ...

Does Mitt Romney have a distinct foreign policy vision of his own or is he simply re-hashing Obama policies? Inside Story Americas host Shihab Rattansi discusses with guests Shibley Telhami, David Swanson, and Bruce Fein.

The boss of the powerful Zetas drug cartel has been killed in a shootout with Mexican marines near the US border, Mexico authorities have announced. Photos and fingerprints have confirmed the dead man's identity as Heriberto Lazcano, known as "El ...