A new report says that the deaths of more than 1,000 protesters when the Egyptian security forces cleared away a protest at Rab'a al-Adawiya most likely constituted a crime against humanity.
A long convoy of nearly 300 trucks has left Moscow for the Ukrainian city of Luhansk, with the ostensible purpose of providing aid and averting a humanitarian disaster.
Two nights after the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, the community of Ferguson, Missouri has yet to return to normal.
With violence raging next door in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin made the presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan come together to begin negotiations to defuse tensions in the ethnically Armenian, breakaway Azeri region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
The President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto has signed into law landmark reforms of the Mexican energy industry, fulfilling in part a campaign pledge to make the Mexican economy more competitive.
The celebrated and widely adored actor and comedian Robin Williams, whose claims to fame include the films Jumanji, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Patch Adams, was found dead of an apparent suicide.
A new report has said that the Kurdish militia known as the pesh merga refused to confront the Islamic State, choosing instead to flee and leave thousands of Yezidis at the mercy of IS.
NASCAR superstar Tony Stewart may soon find himself at the center of a criminal investigation after killing a driver who was on the track during a race in Ontario, County, in upstate New York.
After a grieving community erupted in flames and broken glass over the killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by the local police department, the governor of Missouri has requested the assistance of the Justice Department.
Grief over the death of Michael Brown in the town of Ferguson, MO took a violent turn the night of Aug. 10 when crowds rioted, looting stores and clashing with police.
Police in Ferguson, MO have found themselves at the center of the international media's spotlight after the shooting death of unarmed teenager.
Due to rampant smuggling of oil and other goods between Venezuela and Colombia, both nations have agreed to close their shared border every night.
President Barack Obama has suggested that the airstrikes and humanitarian aid drops he recently authorized in Iraq may go on for months.
The first of two tropical systems has arrived in Hawaii bringing with it dark clouds, strong winds, and high waves.
The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has found itself the subject of an ever-increasing number of lawsuits over allegations it misled people about the possible negative side effects of their popular cholesterol drug Lipitor.
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