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Stephen Hawking, University of Cambridge physicist, is the latest UK professor to join a boycott of Israel. On Tuesday, he announced he would not attend a conference in Jerusalem in support of the Palestinians.

Israel boycott: Stephen Hawking refuses to attend Jerusalem conference

April 29, 2016 at 2:59 p.m.

Israel boycott: Stephen Hawking refuses to attend Jerusalem conference

Chinese university students cycle on the campus of Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Will a decades-old poisoning case be the next US-China flashpoint?

April 29, 2016 at 9:09 a.m.

Will a decades-old poisoning case be the next US-China flashpoint?

Kenichi Shinoda, the boss of Japan's largest 'yakuza' gang, the Yamaguchi-gumi, walks at Tokyo's Shinagawa station to return to his his home in Kobe, western Japan on April 9, 2011 after he was released from a Tokyo prison after serving time since 2005.

Japan’s yakuza gang wars heating up

April 29, 2016 at 9:06 a.m.

Japan's yakuza gang wars heating up

Christian worshippers hold candles during the Orthodox Easter service at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed to be the burial site of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, May 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

Jerusalem’s dwindling Christians celebrate Orthodox Easter

April 29, 2016 at 12:46 p.m.

Jerusalem's dwindling Christians celebrate Orthodox Easter

Indian protesters shout anti-government slogans during a demonstration against the rape of a 5-year old girl, in front of police headquarters in New Delhi on April 21.

India: Facebook sold my baby!

April 29, 2016 at 10:34 p.m.

India: Facebook sold my baby!

Replicas of a North Korean Scud-B missile, behind center, and South Korean Hawk surface-to-air missiles, foreground, are seen at the Korean War Memorial in Seoul on February 17, 2011.

North Korea could eventually develop long-range nuclear missile, Pentagon says

April 29, 2016 at 10:26 p.m.

North Korea could eventually develop long-range nuclear missile, Pentagon says

President Barack Obama and Mexico's President Enrique Pena Nieto, right, leave after offering a joint news conference in Mexico City, Mexico on Thursday. (Dario Lopez-Mills/The Associated Press)

Obama meets with Mexico’s Pena Nieto, vows to boost trade

April 29, 2016 at 7:42 p.m.

Obama meets with Mexico's Pena Nieto, vows to boost trade

FILE - In this Dec. 4, 2006 file photo reviewed by a U.S. Dept of Defense official, a detainee shields his face as he peers out through the so-called "bean hole" which is used to pass food and other items into detainee cells, at Camp Delta detention center, Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. Lt. Col. Samuel House said Friday, April 26, 2013 that 97 men are now on strike, up three from the day before. He says 19 of them are receiving liquid nutrients through a nasal tube to prevent dangerous weight loss. Another five are under observation at the hospital on the U.S. base in Cuba. The hunger strike began in February 2013, with prisoners protesting conditions and their indefinite confinement. The U.S. holds 166 prisoners at Guantanamo, most without charges. (AP Photo/Brennan Llinsley)

5 things you didn’t know about Guantanamo Bay

April 29, 2016 at 5:50 p.m.

5 things you didn't know about Guantanamo Bay

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May Day protests shut down Greece, disrupt Europe

April 29, 2016 at 12:01 p.m.

May Day protests shut down Greece, disrupt Europe

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Mexico's then-president-elect, Enrique Pe脙卤a Nieto, during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Nov. 27, 2012. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama’s Mexico trip: What they probably won’t say, but should

April 29, 2016 at 9:35 a.m.

Obama's Mexico trip: What they probably won't say, but should