An operation to evacuate besieged Iraqi Yazidis “is far less likely” thanks to the effects of humanitarian aid and airstrikes, the Pentagon said this evening. Defense officials reached that conclusion after about 20 U.S. troops and aid workers flew today to Mount ...

Aiming to release more details on what happened the day of the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, the hacking collective publishes hours of alleged police dispatch tapes on Twitter and YouTube. by Dara Kerr · @darakerr; 14 August 2014 12:31 ...

BAGHDAD — The handwritten letter from Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani was personally signed and stamped, and for Iraq's embattled Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, it spelled the end. “I see the need to speed up the selection of a new prime minister who has ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - From an eccentric alien to an animated blue genie, a loveable British nanny and a fatherly therapist, actor Robin Williams used his multi-layered brand of comedy to make people laugh. But behind the boyish exuberance and ...

Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) –– Bloomberg's Willem Marx discusses the latest on the truce between Israel and Hamas and how businesses on the Gaza border have been affected. He speaks on “Taking Stock." (Source: Bloomberg). Please enable JavaScript to view ...

In a throwback to the Cold War years, the US and Russia are shadow-boxing over Ukraine. Moscow had won the first round with the holding of the referendum and the annexation of Crimea. The unfortunate downing of the Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, with ...

In a throwback to the Cold War years, the US and Russia are shadow-boxing over Ukraine. Moscow had won the first round with the holding of the referendum and the annexation of Crimea. The unfortunate downing of the Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, with ...

Stranded people stand behind a rope across the road that separates Guinea and Sierra Leone, and works as a makeshift border control checkpoint at Gbalamuya-Pamelap, Guinea. - Source: AP. Biohazard suits, Ebola (Source: One News). Biohazard suits ...

Brazilian presidential candidate killed in plane crash Brazilian presidential candidate of the Partido Socialista Eduardo Campos during an event in Brasilia, Brazil, 05 October 2013. Fernando Bizerra Jr.—EPA ...

NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden discussed more details about the National Security Agency's past and plans with Wired, revealing that the United States was (inadvertently) behind a famous take-down of Syria's Internet and is planning on creating a ...

Israeli jets bombed targets across Gaza early Thursday (Aug 14), retaliating to Palestinian rocket attacks in spiralling violence that left a truce extension teetering on the brink of collapse. PHOTOS. An armoured personnel carrier sits on a trailer waiting to be ...

A mother who fled jihadi gunmen told yesterday how she had seen militants sever the heads of men in her village and then parade them in front of the victims' families on the bonnets of captured vehicles. Her face badly scorched by the sun after days hiding in ...

Lauren Bacall, who died Tuesday at the age of 89, was one of the last great links to Hollywood's golden age. Truly a woman from another time, she did her most lasting work during the 1940s, before the age of 25. Then she proceeded to live into our era, ...

(CNN) -- The tragic death of Robin Williams has once again taught us a bitter lesson: Depression does not discriminate, cannot be bargained with and shows no mercy. Depression does not care how wonderful your life is or how many people you've touched.

Outrage In Missouri Town After Police Shooting Of 18-Yr-Old Man Demonstrators protest the killing of teenager Michael Brown outside Greater St. Marks Family Church while Browns family along with civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton and a capacity crowd of ...

Bieber will not be charged with DUI, instead the charges will be reduced to careless driving. 08:32 | 08/13/2014. Related Links: Watch: Who Is Tony Stewart Off the Race Track? Watch: Tragic End to Summer Fun · Watch: Parents Become Subject to Hot Car ...

Bieber will not be charged with DUI, instead the charges will be reduced to careless driving. 08:32 | 08/13/2014. Related Links: Watch: Who Is Tony Stewart Off the Race Track? Watch: Tragic End to Summer Fun · Watch: Parents Become Subject to Hot Car ...

Bieber will not be charged with DUI, instead the charges will be reduced to careless driving. 08:32 | 08/13/2014. Related Links: Watch: Who Is Tony Stewart Off the Race Track? Watch: Tragic End to Summer Fun · Watch: Parents Become Subject to Hot Car ...

After the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by police in the US state of Missouri, and the violence that followed, questions have arisen about the police reaction. The shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown sparked often violent protests, looting and rioting ...

UN Human Rights Council An unidentified delegate listens to U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay speak during the 26th session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva June 10, 2014. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse).