Nearly 150,000 homes and businesses in the southeastern United States were without power early Friday after a powerful storm raked the region. At least four...

Heavy rains lashed parts of the wildfire and drought-stricken Australian east coast on Friday, bringing some flooding in Sydney and relief to firefighters still dealing...

The Trump administration on Friday removed Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman from his position as the White House’s top Ukraine expert after he provided damaging...

A stranded motorist fatally shot a Florida Highway Patrol trooper alongside Interstate 95 on Wednesday before he was killed by a passing police officer, the...

The bodies of two US firefighters killed battling Australian blazes were sent home on Wednesday in emotional ceremonies attended by officials and relatives.Mourners gathered on...

A draft United Nations Security Council resolution on Tuesday condemned an Israeli plan to annex its settlements in the West Bank in a rebuke of...

The speaker of the Polish Sejm (lower house) announced on Wednesday that the first round of presidential elections in Poland will take place on May...

The United States evacuated more than 300 more people on two new flights out of Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the fast-spreading new coronavirus, the...

President Donald Trump has been cleared in his impeachment trial, ending a congressional bid to oust him from office that bitterly divided the US.The Senate,...

U.S. President Donald Trump said here on Tuesday night in his State of the Union address that his administration is working to end the war...

The Democratic Party's effort to choose an election challenger to Republican US President Donald Trump got off to a chaotic start in Iowa, with officials...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday announced a second case of transmission of the new coronavirus within the United States...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that a nationwide vote on constitutional changes he proposed wouldn't be used to extend his current term in office,...

A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 20,600 people globally.The latest figures as of Tuesday in Beijing:— China: 425 deaths and...

Severe flooding forced thousands of residents in New Zealand’s South Island to flee their homes and left hundreds of tourists stranded at the remote Milford...

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison will on Tuesday front parliament for the first time in three months as he seeks to repair his standing with...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out tougher rules on releasing people convicted of terrorism offences after an Islamist attacker injured two people in...

A court in Germany ruled on Monday against an attempt by authorities in Hamburg to forbid a 16-year-old schoolgirl from wearing a niqab during lessons.The...

Slovenia’s first mosque opened in the capital Ljubljana on Monday after surmounting financial hurdles and right-wing opposition, 50 years after the initial request to build...

Cruise lines worldwide will deny boarding to passengers and crew who have recently travelled to China, a global industry body said on Monday, as fears...

Suspected jihadists killed nearly 20 civilians in an attack overnight on the northern Burkina Faso village of Lamdamol, Seno province, security sources said Sunday.“The attackers,...

President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial resumes for final arguments Monday before an expected acquittal later in the week that Democrats have said will be invalid...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will lay out his negotiating terms for talks with the European Union on Monday, saying Britain will prosper even if he...

Anti-government demonstrators on Sunday rejected Iraq's new prime minister-designate following his nomination by rival government factions, compounding the challenges he'll have to surmount in order...

The Super Bowl was a chance for tech giants to spread some positive – though not necessarily happy -- vibes about their brands after a...

The Maldives has banned travellers arriving from China as a precautionary measure to combat the spread of coronavirus, Ali Waheed, the tourism minister of the...

Two satellites hurtling across the sky at nearly 33,000 mph (53,000 km/h) narrowly missed a collision over the US state of Pennsylvania on Wednesday.The two...

Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has announced that he will reconvene the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee to advise...

A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday in the Caribbean between Jamaica and Cuba, triggering a brief tsunami alert and sending hundreds of people pouring...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits London on Wednesday to repair a post-Brexit alliance with an old friend whose defiance on China and Iran...

Emboldened by a supportive White House, Israel appears to be barreling toward a showdown with the international community over its half-century-old settlement enterprise in the...

Severe flooding has left a total of 52 people dead in southeast Brazil’s Minas Gerais state, the state civil defense agency said Tuesday.One person remains...

Rwanda on Tuesday launched a 6-month campaign dubbed "Zero malaria starts with me" as part of the country's efforts to eradicate the disease, according to...

U.S. health officials offered a reality check Tuesday about the scary new virus from China: They're expanding screenings of international travelers and taking other precautions...

Repeated deployments by US special forces have affected discipline within the ranks, says a Pentagon report published Tuesday which called for changes in oversight.The report...

Investigators have recovered all of the nine bodies from the scene of the helicopter crash which killed retired NBA star Kobe Bryant and eight others...

Scientists in Australia have become the first to recreate the new coronavirus outside of China in what they have called a "significant breakthrough", reports BBC.The...

President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Pompeo's battle with National Public Radio and tweeted out more media criticism, one...

Peru's opposition leader Keiko Fujimori has returned to prison for a new 15-month pre-trial term amid ongoing investigations into accusations of corruption and money laundering.Ms...

Canadian health authorities confirmed the country's first case of a deadly coronavirus that originated in China and said the patient's wife had also tested positive.The...

At least eight people were killed when a massive fire destroyed dozens of boats in a marina in the US state of Alabama on Monday,...

Meghan Markle's estranged father Thomas said on Monday that he was prepared to face his daughter in court and that she and her husband Prince...

Rwanda, often lauded internationally for its economic progress and reintegration after the 1994 genocide, is detaining and abusing street children at a holding center in...

A passenger plane from Afghanistan's Ariana Airlines crashed Monday in a Taliban-held area of the eastern Ghazni province, local officials said. However, Ariana Airlines told...

Britain will begin fast-tracking visas for leading scientists and researchers next month once it has left the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on...

Three rockets slammed into the US embassy in Iraq’s capital on Sunday in the first direct hit reported after months of close calls, as thousands...

(THE CONVERSATION) I was born a Capricorn (please don't judge me), but the Sun was in the middle of Sagittarius when I was born.As a...

President Donald Trump's impeachment trial enters a pivotal week as his defense team resumes its case and senators face a critical vote on whether to...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson introduced a new fast-track visa  to attract more of the world's best scientists to the U.K. in hopes of creating...

The United States will not lift sanctions on Iran in order to negotiate, US President Donald Trump tweeted late on Saturday, seemingly in response to...