Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni won an initial vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament Tuesday after laying out a limited program for his new government, which might…
continue readingIn an unusual display of public candor, Iranian authorities have said in recent speeches that Islamic State infiltrators are becoming a growing threat to the Islamic Republic. At least three…
continue readingLamiya Bashar, disfigured by a mine blast while escaping enslavement by Islamic State, received the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought and expression Tuesday. …
continue readingLamiya Bashar, disfigured by a mine blast while escaping enslavement by Islamic State, received the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought and expression Tuesday. …
continue readingIslamic State is claiming responsibility for Sunday’s suicide bombing at Cairo’s Coptic Orthodox Church that killed at least 25 people. The terror group warned of more attacks in its online…
continue readingThe Afghan government announced late Tuesday that it had launched an investigation into allegations a former provincial governor was abducted, tortured and raped by security officials acting under the authority…
continue readingBrazilian senators on Tuesday passed a 20-year public spending ceiling proposed by President Michel Temer to control a ballooning budget deficit, a crucial step in an austerity drive to rescue…
continue readingQuadriplegia, mostly due to cervical spinal cord injury caused by traffic accidents, falls and violence, deprives patients of control of all their limbs. For the rest of their lives, such…
continue readingKanye West met Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday to discuss what he said were “multicultural issues,” including bullying, education and violence. West’s meeting at Trump Tower sent social media…
continue readingKanye West met Republican President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday to discuss what he said were “multicultural issues,” including bullying, education and violence. West’s meeting at Trump Tower sent social media…
continue readingIn its latest annual report, the World Health Organization says strong progress has been made in the fight against malaria, particularly in offering effective control programs for children and pregnant…
continue readingIn its latest annual report, the World Health Organization says strong progress has been made in the fight against malaria, particularly in offering effective control programs for children and pregnant…
continue readingRepublican Gov. John Kasich signed a bill Tuesday imposing a 20-week abortion ban while vetoing stricter provisions in a separate measure that would have barred the procedure at the first…
continue readingRepublican Gov. John Kasich signed a bill Tuesday imposing a 20-week abortion ban while vetoing stricter provisions in a separate measure that would have barred the procedure at the first…
continue readingGiovanni Guerrero says he has been “staying in more and more lately.” The third-year aerospace engineering student at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo is both a member…
continue readingFrance is Western Europe’s top exporter of jihadists, but it’s a regional laggard when it comes to programs to combat radicalization. That’s changing – but maybe not fast enough. With…
continue readingMore than 600 million people in Africa have no access to electricity, according to the International Energy Agency. But new technology could provide the solution. So-called off-grid solar systems have plummeted…
continue readingMore than 600 million people in Africa have no access to electricity, according to the International Energy Agency. But new technology could provide the solution. So-called off-grid solar systems have plummeted…
continue readingPortugal’s António Guterres was sworn in Monday as the ninth U.N. secretary-general. The former prime minister and U.N. refugee chief beat out more than a dozen other candidates to lead…
continue readingA handwritten and hand-illustrated volume of stories given by J.K. Rowling to the editor who launched her career sold at auction Tuesday for 368,750 pounds ($467,965). Sotheby’s sold one of…
continue readingA handwritten and hand-illustrated volume of stories given by J.K. Rowling to the editor who launched her career sold at auction Tuesday for 368,750 pounds ($467,965). Sotheby’s sold one of…
continue readingThe world governing body for bobsled and skeleton bobsled says it will move the upcoming world championships out of Russia amid growing concerns about Russian doping. …
continue readingThe Pentagon says a U.S.-led coalition drone strike in Syria has killed three Islamic State (IS) militant leaders involved in plotting foreign attacks — including two men who helped facilitate…
continue readingThe Pentagon says a U.S.-led coalition drone strike in Syria has killed three Islamic State (IS) militant leaders involved in plotting foreign attacks — including two men who helped facilitate…
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