An Indian travelling to the UK on a tourist visa has been jailed for 12 months for carrying out a "prolonged" sexual assault on a...

Pope Francis said Tuesday more study was needed on the role of women deacons in the early Christian Church, which eventually could affect decisions on...

A U.N. climate panel kicked off a general meeting in Kyoto on Wednesday to discuss methods of more accurately calculating countries’ greenhouse gas emissions.The Intergovernmental...

US President Donald Trump Wednesday imposed tougher-than-ever sanctions on Iran's iron, steel, aluminium and copper sectors, a move aimed at stopping Tehran from acquiring a...

The British government on Tuesday acknowledged for the first time that the country will definitely take part in the European Parliament elections this month because...

Two male students armed with handguns burst into a Denver-area science and technology school and opened fire on Tuesday, killing one classmate and wounding seven...

Any retaliatory tariff by India in response to the United States' planned withdrawal of some trade privileges will not be "appropriate" under WTO rules, US...

Michael Cohen took a last swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump while reporting to federal prison Monday to start a three-year sentence for crimes including...

The US military said on Tuesday that B-52 bombers will be part of additional forces being sent to the Middle East to counter what the...

US President Donald Trump is enjoying the strongest polling of his presidency following the release of special counsel Robert Mueller's report and positive economic news,...

The United States is planning another space mission to the moon, Vice President Mike Pence said on Monday, asserting that the first woman to land...

Spencer Hight went on a shooting carnage in September 2017. He got drunk at the Local Public House, a bar just a couple of blocks...

The wreckage of a private jet that was flying from Las Vegas to Monterrey, in northern Mexico, was found Monday, an official said, after the...

A military-chartered jet carrying 143 people landed hard, then bounced and swerved as the pilot struggled to control it amid thunder and lightning, ultimately skidding...

Forty-one people on board a Russian Aeroflot passenger plane were killed on Sunday, including two children, after the aircraft caught fire as it made a...

US President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States will raise tariffs on USD 200 billion of Chinese goods -- a blunt warning to...

Boeing Co did not tell US regulators for more than a year that it inadvertently made an alarm alerting pilots to a mismatch of flight...

More than 1,000 people have died from Ebola in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo since August, the country’s health minister said Friday as hostility toward...

Global production of batteries for electric cars is concentrated in Asia, with Chinese, Japanese and South Korean firms dominating the sector and building factories in...

A charter plane carrying 143 people and travelling from Cuba to north Florida ended up in a river at the end of a runway Friday...

Palestinian militants on Saturday fired over 200 rockets into Israel, drawing dozens of retaliatory airstrikes on targets across the Gaza Strip in a round of...

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party were both punished in a local election by English voters who blame them for...

The US State Department has approved a possible USD 6 billion worth of weapons sales to Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in three separate...

Joe Biden is staking his presidential bid in no small part on the premise that he doesn’t need on-the-job training to lead the United States...

A Boeing 737 commercial jet with 136 people on board slid into the St John's River near Jacksonville, Florida after landing on Friday, a spokesman...

U.S. President Donald Trump is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization (FTO), the White House said on Tuesday, which would bring...

The designation of Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the UN demonstrates the international commitment to rooting out terrorism in Pakistan...

The Trump administration on Wednesday asked Congress for an additional USD 4.5 billion in emergency funds for the US-Mexico border as the administration contends with...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to be sentenced for jumping British bail seven years ago and holing up in the Ecuadorian embassy.Assange faces a...

A rabbi who carried on preaching despite being wounded in the latest deadly shooting at a U.S. synagogue said Sunday that Jews would not be...

 President Donald Trump has criticised India's "big tariffs" on American paper products and the iconic Harley-Davidson bikes, saying the US has been losing billions of...

Fierce fighting for control of Libya's capital that has already displaced tens of thousands of people threatens to bring a further worsening of humanitarian conditions,...

Centrist Republican Richard Lugar, a soft-spoken foreign policy powerhouse who championed nuclear nonproliferation during 36 years in the U.S. Senate, died on Sunday at age...

U.S. President Donald Trump boasted of a strong economy and criticized his Democratic presidential opponents Saturday night as he rallied supporters with familiar themes.Trump pointed...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looks set to regain power after his Socialists overcame a historic challenge by right-wing nationalists in elections on Sunday, a...

A gunman fired indiscriminately into a crowd that had gathered for Sunday afternoon cookouts along a west Baltimore street, killing a man and wounding seven...

President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed an offer by Vladimir Putin to provide passports to Ukrainians, and pledged instead to grant citizenship to Russians who "suffer" under...

A 19-year-old gunman opened fire inside a synagogue near San Diego as worshippers celebrated the last day of a major Jewish holiday, killing a woman...

Four people died and three were injured when a construction crane on the new Google Seattle campus collapsed Saturday, pinning six cars underneath.One female and...

A teenage gunman who wrote a hate-filled manifesto opened fire at a synagogue in California on Saturday, killing one person and injuring three others including...

He played with Tiger Woods earlier this year, but on the golf course Saturday US President Donald Trump faced an easier -- and more familiar...

Democratic 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden faced awkward questions Friday over his treatment of women in an emotional first television appearance of his US presidential campaign...

At the first major news conference of his presidency, Emmanuel Macron pledged to cut taxes on Thursday and said the French would have to work...

United States President Donald Trump on Friday said at the age of 72 he feels like a "young, vibrant man" who can “easily” beat 76-year-old...

The United States has imposed sanctions on Pakistan after it refused to take back its citizen deportees and visa over-stayers from America, warning that it...

US President Donald Trump may count Prime Minister Narendra Modi among his international allies, but New Delhi is smarting over unexpected US decisions it sees...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday demanded Canada take back tonnes of trash it had illegally shipped to Manila or risk "war", in the latest...

Russian President Vladimir Putin told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday that he supports ongoing efforts to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula...

Luxembourg's Grand Duke Jean, who reigned over his country for 36 years before abdicating in 2000, has died aged 98, his son Henri announced on...

A House chairman subpoenaed former White House counsel Don McGahn as Democratic leaders moved to deepen their investigation of U.S. President Donald Trump while bottling...

A group of Democratic presidential candidates were divided on Monday over whether Republican President Donald Trump should be impeached, reflecting a broader split in the...

As the death toll from the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka rose to 321 on Tuesday, the Islamic State group claimed responsibility and released images...

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that her government was not aware of any intelligence suggesting that a devastating attack on Easter...

A comedian with no political experience won a landslide victory in Ukraine’s presidential election, drawing congratulations from global leaders while dealing a stunning rebuke to...

Top congressional Democrats left the door open on Sunday to the impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump, but said they would first need to complete...

The killing of a journalist in Londonderry marks the latest upsurge of violence in Northern Ireland — where fears are growing that a fragile and...

The Sri Lankan government has blamed a homegrown Islamist group for the terrorist attacks that killed at least 290 people in churches and hotels on...

Two top American Senators have urged the Trump administration to delay until the end of the general elections its decision to terminate India's designation as...

A 41-year-old Indian-origin man in the US has been sentenced to life in prison for enticing a minor to engage in sexual conduct and 30...

Australians go to the polls in a general election on May 18, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, firing the starting gun on a...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday put forward an ambitious program to secure a foothold in the Arctic, including efforts to build new ports and...

An international scientific team on Wednesday announced a milestone in astrophysics - the first-ever photo of a black hole - using a global network of...

President Donald Trump has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's election victory improved the chances of a forthcoming US peace plan, despite deep skepticism...

European aerospace giant Airbus on Wednesday welcomes new CEO Guillaume Faury, whose inbox includes Brexit, US President Donald Trump's trade threats and corruption investigations.The 51-year-old...

“Desperate Housewives” star Felicity Huffman and a dozen other prominent parents have agreed to plead guilty in the college admissions bribery scam that ensnared wealthy...

Israelis began voting in an election on Tuesday that could hand conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a record fifth term or see him dethroned by...

An Indian married couple accused of spying on Germany's Sikh community and Kashmir movement have been charged with espionage, German prosecutors announced on Tuesday.They named...

British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday to argue for a Brexit delay while...

The Trump administration is moving to end a deal allowing Cuban baseball players to sign contracts directly with Major League Baseball organizations. The change will...

Adani Enterprises has taken a step closer to the construction of a controversial thermal coal mine in Australia after winning federal government approval for its...

A US federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump's policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico to wait out the processing of their cases,...

Rwanda began a week of solemn ceremonies on Sunday to commemorate the lives of 800,000 Tutsi and moderate Hutus murdered during the Rwandan genocide, a...

A US tourist and a safari guide kidnapped by gunmen in a Ugandan national park have been recovered safe and sound after a ransom was...

Archaeologists on Friday unveiled a well-preserved and finely painted tomb thought to be from the early Ptolemaic period near the Egyptian town of Sohag.The tomb...

 Part of a bridge over the Moju River in Brazil’s Para state collapsed early Saturday, potentially affecting shipments of grains such as soybeans and corn...

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who oversaw President Donald Trump’s bitterly contested immigration policies during her tumultuous 16-month tenure, resigned on Sunday amid a...

Sydney Brenner, a Nobel Prize-winning biologist who helped decipher the genetic code and whose research on a roundworm sparked a new field of human disease...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Saturday to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank if re-elected, a dramatic policy shift apparently aimed at...

The United States defence department on Friday said it was “not aware” of any investigation that was conducted to ascertain if Pakistan had lost an...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he had not read Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report investigating contacts between his 2016 campaign and Russia that...

Turkey’s purchase of Russian S-400 missile defense systems, which has raised tensions with Washington, is a “done deal” and cannot be cancelled, Turkish Foreign Minister...

The lives and futures of more than 19 million Bangladeshi children are at risk from the colossal impact of devastating floods, cyclones and other environmental...

Boeing on Friday said that it will cut down the production of 737 MAX aircraft from mid-April amid reports of safety concerns."We have decided to...

Prime Minister Theresa May asked the European Union on Friday to delay Britain's departure from the bloc until June 30, with the extension ending earlier...

Brunei on Wednesday introduced harsh new sharia laws, including death by stoning for adultery and gay sex, despite a storm of global criticism from politicians,...

A European Parliament committee on Wednesday backed giving Britons the right to travel to the European Union without visas after Brexit, following weeks of controversy...

U.S. President Donald Trump has said he called Chinese President Xi Jinping a "king" during a visit to China 18 months ago, and said his...

The United States hopes to reach agreement for another aircraft carrier visit to Vietnam this year and for such port stops to become a regular...

With Britain racing toward a chaotic exit from the European Union within days, Prime Minister Theresa May veered away from the cliff-edge Tuesday, saying she...

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika stepped down on Tuesday after 20 years in office, and six weeks of massive nationwide protests aimed at pushing him and...

The United States said on Tuesday it had approved the sale of 24 MH-60R helicopters to India, significantly boosting its emerging ally's firepower to target...

New Zealand’s government on Monday introduced a bill it plans to rush into law that would ban the types of weapons a gunman used to...

Venezuelan lawmakers loyal to President Nicolas Maduro stripped opposition leader Juan Guaido's immunity on Tuesday -- and authorised the high court to criminally prosecute him...

A ceasefire deal appeared to take hold between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers on Sunday, with Israel expanding the permitted fishing zone and easing some...

Boeing Co said on Monday it planned to submit a proposed software enhancement package for the grounded 737 MAX in "the coming weeks" after the...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party suffered a major upset on Monday after local election results showed it lost the capital Ankara, Istanbul and...

Pope Francis on Sunday sought to encourage greater fraternity between Christians and Muslims in Morocco, telling his flock that showing the country’s Muslim majority they...

Taking drastic action over illegal immigration, U.S. President Donald Trump moved Saturday to cut direct aid to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, whose citizens are...

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido took his campaign for change to one of the country’s most populous states on Saturday, while supporters of the man...

A South Carolina man has been charged in the murder of a University of South Carolina student who may have gotten into her killer's car...

A comedian who’s never held political office tops the public opinion polls ahead of Ukraine’s presidential election, but even he appears to be falling far...

The Rolling Stones are postponing their latest tour so Mick Jagger can receive medical treatment.The band announced Saturday that Jagger was told by doctors “he...

President Donald Trump renewed on Thursday his threat to close the vital US-Mexico border, claiming America's southern neighbor was doing "NOTHING" to slow the flow...

Pope Francis has issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for the Vatican City State and Vatican diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of allegations to...

Facebook said Friday it is tightening live video streaming rules in response to the service being used to broadcast a deadly attack on two mosques...

US Attorney General William Barr plans to make public a redacted copy of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's nearly 400-page investigative report into Russian interference in...

An liberal environmental activist has been elected as the first female president of Slovakia.Relative newcomer Zuzana Caputova had 58 percent of the vote with almost...

British lawmakers on Friday rejected the government’s Brexit deal for a third time, leaving the U.K. facing the stark prospect of a chaotic departure from...

The kidney of a 35-year-old HIV-positive woman has been transplanted into another patient with the virus that causes AIDS, U.S. surgeons announced Thursday, in a...

British MPs on Friday rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's EU divorce deal for a third time, opening the way for a long delay to Brexit...

There were some light hearted moments at the UK court on Friday when Judge Emma Arbuthnot hearing the second bail plea of Nirav Modi asked...

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he was backing off a budget request to eliminate funding for the Special Olympics, reversing course after his...

At the edge of a sprawling Johannesburg suburb, a veterinary hospital is saving the lives of wildlife on the urban fringes.“I’d love to be in...

 The maker of OxyContin and the company’s controlling family agreed Tuesday to pay a groundbreaking $270 million to Oklahoma to settle allegations they helped create...

A Dutch art detective said Tuesday that he has recovered a valuable painting by Pablo Picasso 20 years after it was stolen from a wealthy...

A Boeing 737 MAX aircraft operated by Southwest Airlines made an emergency landing Tuesday after experiencing an engine problem as it was being ferried from...

Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India on fraud and money laundering charges amounting to USD 2 billion, is set to appear before Westminster...

A Spanish judge plans to request the extradition from the United States of members of a group he suspects of forcing their way into the...

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday (local time) failed to override the first veto issued by President Donald Trump on a resolution blocking his...

The United States said on Tuesday (Mar 26) that it saw "positive signs" of a return to democracy in Thailand but urged a transparent probe...

Special counsel Robert Mueller did not find evidence that President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or coordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but...

Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign and Russia in the 2016 election, but left unresolved the...

British Prime Minister Theresa May is facing intense pressure from within her own Cabinet on Sunday to step down over her handling of the Brexit...

The United States sent Navy and Coast Guard ships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday (Mar 25), the military said, as the United States increases...

From Syria to Turkey and beyond, U.S. President Donald Trump’s abrupt declaration that Washington will recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights drew strong...

Anti-Brexit protesters flooded into central London by the hundreds of thousands on Saturday, demanding that Britain’s Conservative-led government hold a new referendum on whether Britain...

The death toll in Mozambique has climbed to 417 after a cyclone devastated swathes of the southern African country, flooding thousands of square kilometres (miles),...

Indian-origin homes are at the centre of over 140 million pounds worth of gold jewellery stolen in the UK over the past five years, a...

Vietnamese authorities have ordered monks at a popular Buddhist pagoda to stop “soul summoning” and “bad karma eviction” ceremonies after an investigation found the rituals...

Iran is determined to boost its defense capabilities despite mounting pressure from the United States and its allies to curb its ballistic missile program, Supreme...

The three US airlines that own Boeing Co’s 737 MAX are meeting the US manufacturer this weekend to review a software upgrade for the jet...

More than a million people have signed an online petition asking the British government to stop Brexit within 214 hours, briefly crashing the site Thursday...

Australia on Thursday declared a state of emergency and evacuated people from its Northern Territory as the region braces itself for two cyclones which are...

Following the live-streaming on social media of the mass shooting in New Zealand, the chair of the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security wrote a...

U.S. President Donald Trump and Brazil’s new far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro forged a bond over their shared brand of conservative and populist politics on Tuesday,...

John Milne sits on his bed and sobs as he pens an anguished letter to his murdered teenage son Sayyad -- one of 50 people...

National carmaker, Proton will collaborate with a local partner to establish a manufacturing assembly plant in Pakistan, its first in the South Asian region.Malaysia high...

The French government sacked the top police official in Paris on Monday following another weekend of rioting in the capital during “yellow vest” protests which...

The leafy New Zealand city where a self-proclaimed racist fatally shot 50 people at mosques during Friday prayers is known for its picturesque meandering river...

Rescue workers in Mozambique were racing against time to pluck people off trees and rooftops Tuesday after a monster storm reaped a feared harvest of...

President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the United States could impose "a lot tougher" sanctions on Venezuela as he urged the country's military to...

Representatives of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido have taken control of three of the country’s diplomatic properties in the United States, Guaido’s U.S. envoy said...

Back when he was still just teasing a presidential run, Beto O’Rourke told Vanity Fair he was “born to be in” the race. Now that...

Dutch police arrested a Turkish man suspected of shooting dead three people and wounding five on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht on...

A gunman killed three people and wounded nine others on a tram in the central Dutch city of Utrecht, sparking a manhunt that saw heavily...

More than a thousand people are feared to have died in a cyclone that smashed into Mozambique last week, while scores were killed and more...

Residents in parts of southwestern Iowa were forced out of their homes Sunday as a torrent of Missouri River water flowed over and through levees,...

Boeing's safety analysis of the flight control system called MCAS (Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System) understated the power of this system, the Seattle Times said, citing...

Rioters set fire to a bank and ransacked stores on Paris’ Champs Elysees avenue on Saturday, in a new flare-up of violence as France’s yellow...

A man whose wife was killed in the Christchurch attack as she rushed back into a mosque to rescue him said he harbours no hatred...