Switzerland, which promotes equality at home and in the workplace, has been ranked the best country for women’s rights, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and...

Standing near the slab that's all that is left of one family's garage, President Donald Trump on Friday surveyed the devastation wrought by a powerful...

A grand jury in Chicago indicted "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett on 16 felony counts related to making a false report that he was attacked by...

NASA has captured unprecedented photos of the interaction of shockwaves from two supersonic aircraft, part of its research into developing planes that can fly faster...

British Prime Minister Theresa May was planning to turn up the pressure on the European Union on Friday to break an impasse in Brexit negotiations...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday denied interfering in Canada's judicial system as he sought to defuse a crisis threatening his political future, and offered...

Ousted Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn was released from jail on Wednesday after posting $9 million in bail, giving the executive fresh impetus to craft...

The Venezuelan government on Wednesday ordered the German ambassador to leave the country after he expressed support for Juan Guaido, escalating a diplomatic standoff with...

British police said a suspect package found in Glasgow on Wednesday is likely linked to three small explosive devices discovered in London the previous day.“Due...

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier and his British counterparts on Tuesday wrapped up the latest round of talks aimed at getting the Brexit deal through...

Cousins Cordarrly Jones and Demetria Jones have a hard time counting all the relatives they lost to a monster tornado that wiped out a rural...

The Polish government is discussing a plan that would help prepare the country in the case of Britain leaving the European Union without an agreement.Prime...

About 100 bird species are predicted to go extinct based on current farming and forestry practices, according to a new global analysis.This number has increased...

Sudanese opposition groups are launching a one-day strike in support of ongoing protests calling for the overthrow of longtime autocratic president Omar al-Bashir.Activists say streets...

Hillary Clinton has ruled out a run for the US presidency in 2020, putting an end to speculation that she might take on Donald Trump...

The president of Belarus, who was once dubbed Europe's last dictator, said on Tuesday that is country is eager for better ties with NATO in...

Senators left a closed-door briefing with Trump administration officials Monday deeply frustrated by the lack of new information on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi,...

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier meets Britain’s negotiating team on Tuesday as both sides seek a breakthrough with just weeks to go before...

Rescue crews using dogs and drones searched for victims amid splintered lumber and twisted metal Monday after the deadliest U.S. tornado in nearly six years...

Opposition supporters in Venezuela were set to take to the streets Monday after leader Juan Guaido called for mass protests against President Nicolas Maduro as...

Declaring it's "very clear" President Donald Trump obstructed justice, the chairman of the House committee that would be in charge of impeachment says the panel...

Hungary's populist prime minister described members of a European Union political group who want his party expelled as "useful idiots," saying in an interview published...

At least 14 people, some of them children, died after a tornado swept through Lee County, Alabama, on Sunday, destroying numerous homes and leaving a...

The family of a dual Saudi-U.S. citizen imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for more than a year are claiming that he has been subjected to routine...

Russia is ready to take part in bilateral talks with the United States over the issue of Venezuela, Russia's foreign minister told his US counterpart...

Brexit-supporting lawmakers who voted down British Prime Minister Theresa May's European Union withdrawal deal in January have outlined demands for a revised treaty to ensure...

In an unusual step, China's ceremonial legislature is due to endorse a law meant to help end a bruising tariff war with Washington by discouraging...

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, visiting Paraguay on Friday to raise support for a change of government in his country, said that 600 members of...

The United States and Russia clashed Friday over how to assist crisis-wracked Venezuela, with Moscow pledging new relief channeled through President Nicolas Maduro and Washington...

Sudan's embattled President Omar al-Bashir quit his position as chairman of the ruling party after more than two months of protests against his nearly three-decade...

Australia's defense minister and his deputy both announced they were quitting politics on Saturday, bringing to five the number of cabinet members retiring as Prime...

President Donald Trump said he walked away from his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because Kim demanded the US lift all...

An environmental disaster is unfolding in the Pacific after a large ship ran aground and began leaking oil next to a UNESCO World Heritage site...

The United States is offering a reward of up to $1m (£750,000) for information about one of the sons of the late al-Qaeda leader Osama...

The US has intensified its hunt for Hamza bin Laden, the son of the former Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, who was killed during a...

An earthquake with magnitude 7.1 struck southern Peru, 67 km north-northwest of Juliaca, according to the United States Geological Survey.The earthquake was very deep at...

Indian pilot, wing commander Abhinandan, stands under armed escort near Pakistan-India border in Wagah, Pakistan in this 1 March, 2019 image from a video footage....

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is encouraging India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and avoid escalation after an Indian airstrike in Pakistani territory.The statement...

As western Europe basks in record-high winter temperatures, southern parts of the continent are being hit with snow flurries.What is going on with the weather,...

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido says he'll soon return home and mobilize new protests against embattled socialist leader Nicolas Maduro.Guaido spoke from Colombia on Tuesday...

Thousands of accusations of sexual abuse and harassment of migrant children in government-funded shelters were made over the past four years, including scores directed against...

President Donald Trump is paying a courtesy call on his Vietnamese hosts while North Korea's Kim Jong Un was expected to take in some sights...

Pakistan said on Wednesday (Feb 27) it shot down two Indian warplanes in its airspace over disputed Kashmir, in a dramatic escalation of a confrontation...

The European Union opened the door Monday to Britain postponing its exit from the bloc beyond the March 29 deadline, as the main opposition Labor...

Deadly clashes broke out in Venezuelan border towns on Saturday, as President Nicolás Maduro blocked humanitarian aid from crossing from Colombia and Brazil.At least two...

Cardinal George Pell's trial on child abuse charges is probably the highest profile criminal case ever shrouded in secrecy by an Australian suppression order.The ban...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif resigned without warning late Monday, offering an "apology" to the nation as the nuclear deal he negotiated with world...

Britain's main opposition Labour Party has thrown its weight behind efforts to hold a new referendum on the country's European Union membership.The party has previously...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, grinning broadly and waving at a crowd gathered on a cold, rainy morning, stepped off his armored train Tuesday...

Britain said Monday it will seek to ban the political wing of Hezbollah, making membership of the movement or inviting support for it a crime,...