Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky says Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely coast to a second six-year term in an election slated for 2018, but that mounting infighting among insiders…
continue readingAt least two police officers were killed and four others wounded in a car bomb attack on a police checkpoint near the Somali capital Mogadishu Saturday, officials and eyewitnesses said.…
continue readingThrongs of South Koreans took to the streets of the capital Saturday to celebrate the impeachment of disgraced President Park Geun-hye. The National Assembly voted to impeach Park Friday.…
continue readingThrongs of South Koreans took to the streets of the capital Saturday to celebrate the impeachment of disgraced President Park Geun-hye. The National Assembly voted to impeach Park Friday.…
continue readingU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says the Syrian government’s bombardment of the city of Aleppo amounts to “war crimes” and has called for Damascus allies Russia and Iran to…
continue readingKyrgyzstan appears set to define marriage in an attempt to bar same-sex marriages. …
continue readingFive people were killed in northeastern Bulgaria following a gas explosion on a derailed tanker train early Saturday, national radio reported. Officials said at least 23 people were injured, many…
continue readingSeven-year-old Siam stands speechless when asked what he would like to do when he grows up. He stares blankly as if being asked the most ridiculous of questions. The boy,…
continue readingIn the runup to the release of the World Anti-Doping Agency report, Match TV, a Kremlin-sponsored national sports channel launched earlier this year, rightly labeled the stakes involved. The WADA…
continue readingRussia and Saudi Arabia said they expect OPEC and non-OPEC producers to reach an agreement Saturday to curtail oil output and prop up prices in the first such joint move…
continue readingRussia and Saudi Arabia said they expect OPEC and non-OPEC producers to reach an agreement Saturday to curtail oil output and prop up prices in the first such joint move…
continue readingCountries around the world mark International Human Rights Day December 10. As disrespect for basic human rights continues to be widespread in many parts of the globe, the United Nations…
continue readingCountries around the world mark International Human Rights Day December 10. As disrespect for basic human rights continues to be widespread in many parts of the globe, the United Nations…
continue readingThe siblings Kaw Nan and La Moi appear glum and still shocked when asked to explain what happened to their father after he removed some fences that a company had…
continue readingThe United States is sending 200 additional military personnel to Syria to help Kurdish and Arab fighters drive the Islamic State (IS) militant group from its stronghold in Raqqa, U.S.…
continue readingThe United States is sending 200 additional military personnel to Syria to help Kurdish and Arab fighters drive the Islamic State (IS) militant group from its stronghold in Raqqa, U.S.…
continue readingU.S.-led coalition warplanes have destroyed 168 Islamic State (IS) oil tanker trucks in Syria, in the largest strike of its kind, the coalition says. …
continue readingU.S.-led coalition warplanes have destroyed 168 Islamic State (IS) oil tanker trucks in Syria, in the largest strike of its kind, the coalition says. …
continue readingU.S. President Barack Obama has ordered the intelligence community to conduct a full review of “hacking-related activity aimed at disrupting the 2016 U.S. presidential election.” After his announcement Friday, two…
continue readingU.S. President Barack Obama has ordered the intelligence community to conduct a full review of “hacking-related activity aimed at disrupting the 2016 U.S. presidential election.” After his announcement Friday, two…
continue readingThe U.S. defense secretary says the U.S. is sending an additional 200 troops to Syria. Ash Carter said Saturday the military personnel will be used to help drive Islamic State…
continue readingKirk Douglas knows how to make an entrance. With boxing gloves in every centerpiece and the theme from Rocky blaring over the speakers, Douglas, one of the golden age of…
continue readingA U.S. judge in Wisconsin Friday rejected a request by supporters of President-elect Donald Trump to stop a recount of votes, while the Michigan Supreme Court denied an appeal by…
continue readingSaturday night in Scandinavia, a group of world-famous prizes will be awarded in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, economics and world peace, all funded by the legacy of an industrialist best…
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