The government of Japan has lodged a formal protest with the government of Russia over Russian war games on islands claimed by both countries, which has prevented both countries from signing of a formal peace treaty after World War II.
A candidate in Brazil's upcoming presidential election in October has died in a plane crash.
The Islamic State has continued its lightening expansion throughout Syria and Iraq, claiming new territory in Syria along the Turkish border, while the United Nations estimates that the Islamic State controls Iraqi territory where 40 percent of Iraq's wheat is grown.
What was supposed to be a placid and refreshing vacation in South East Asia devolved into a chaotic and violent murder at a luxurious resort.
A group of 19 Pulitzer Prize winners has called on the Justice Department to drop its pursuit of charges of against the journalist James Risen in order to compel him to reveal a confidential source.
Pope Francis will arrive in South Korea Aug. 13 for a five-day trip where he will attend an event of Catholic Asian youth and beatify Korean martyrs.
More than 300,000 may end up losing their healthcare acquired through Obamacare if they do not provide documentation that proves they are residing in the United States legally.
An Iranian named Maryam Mirzakhani is the first woman to win the coveted Fields Medal, the mathematical field's equivalent to a Nobel Prize.
The embattled Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's bid to retain power, despite the election of a replacement favorable to both Iraqi patrons Iran and the United States, seems to have come to an end.
The United States has announced plans to send another 130 military advisers to Iraq in an effort to bolster the force of 300 already in the country to help advise Iraqi forces on how best to deal with the expanding threat posed by the Islamic State.
A major corruption investigation involving the finances of Brazil's state-owned oil company Petrobas has engulfed a number of the country's largest financial institutions in addition to some major international banks.
Scientists have developed a new and unexpected weapon in the ongoing battle against the HIV virus.
Canada has entered into talks with the World Health Organization to provide an Ebola vaccine in Africa after the U.S. company that is manufacturing its own Ebola treatment announced it has sent the last of its supply to Africa.
A helicopter carrying journalists and a parliamentarian that was delivering aid to Yezidis stranded on the Sinjar Mountains crashed after trying to take off again.
The up-start transportation service companies Uber and Lyft appear to locked in a dishonest battle for market dominance all around the world.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
