America can't afford to lose city
WASHINGTON — Dusty and remote, the Syrian city of Kobani has become an unlikely spoil in the war against Islamic State militants — and f...
PRETORIA, South Africa — The chief prosecutor in the Oscar Pistorius trial urged the judge today to send the Olympic athlete to prison for at least 10 years, calling it ...
HONG KONG — New scuffles broke out today between Hong Kong riot police and pro-democracy activists in a district where police cleared protesters earlier.
Police used pep...
They owe money to Pistorius
PRETORIA, South Africa — The parents of Reeva Steenkamp will not pursue a civil claim against Oscar Pistorius for killing their daughter and w...
MOSCOW — The Kremlin says that President Vladimir Putin will have a series of meetings with Western leaders focusing on Ukraine during his trip to Milan.
Attending this ...
SEOUL, South Korea — Even when Kim Jong Un was nowhere to be seen, he was everywhere.
From “Saturday Night Live” spoofs to the wild theories of journalists across the gl...
HONG KONG — An angry crowd of people opposed to pro-democracy protests that have paralyzed parts of Hong Kong for more than two weeks charged barricades used by the demo...
Satyarthi named joint recipient
OSLO, Norway — Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today for their work...
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s top lawyer says he favors a radical change in how the Catholic Church handles marriage annulments to speed them up and reduce costs and red ...
World is finally 'waking up'
GENEVA — The scientist who's widely credited with discovering the Ebola virus said this week that the world finally was “waking up” to the ep...
