Molecular-level work lauded
STOCKHOLM — Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday for developing the world’s smallest machines, work that could revol...
Int’l help needed in Afghanistan
BRUSSELS — Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani appealed today for sustained international help for his insurgency-wracked country,...
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has made a surprise visit to the site of the devastating August earthquake in central Italy, praying silently alone amid the rubble in the ha...
Discoveries yield breakthroughs
STOCKHOLM — British-born scientists David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz were awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in physics ...
But Russia talks are suspended
BRUSSELS — The United States won’t abandon its pursuit of peace in Syria after suspending direct U.S.-Russian talks on a cease-fire, U.S. S...
Could be 40 inches of rain
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Hurricane Matthew roared into the southwestern coast of Haiti today, threatening a largely rural corner of the impoveri...
Ohsumi gets Nobel Prize in Medicine
STOCKHOLM — Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in medicine today for discoveries related to ...
ALGIERS, Algeria — OPEC’s unexpected agreement to trim production shows the cartel still has the resolve — and even desperation — to try to guide energy markets higher. ...
'It's typical proselytizing'
TBILISI, Georgia — Pope Francis’ efforts to improve relations with the Georgian Orthodox Church suffered a public setback Saturday after the ...
Shimon Peres laid to rest
JERUSALEM — Shimon Peres was laid to rest today in a ceremony attended by thousands of admirers and dozens of international dignitaries — in a f...
