Nouri al-Maliki performed a belated service to his country Thursday by resigning as Prime Minister. His decision spares Iraq from a crippling and potentially violent confrontation with his anointed successor, Haider al-Abadi, and offers Baghdad a fresh chance ...

Nouri al-Maliki performed a belated service to his country Thursday by resigning as Prime Minister. His decision spares Iraq from a crippling and potentially violent confrontation with his anointed successor, Haider al-Abadi, and offers Baghdad a fresh chance ...

Why aren't the “Expendables” movies being released directly to gyms? They're testosterone-fueled time-passers requiring only a vague interest in seeing countless enemies shot and buildings/trucks/helicopters exploded. If you go to the bathroom and come ...

Obama said today there was no place in America for police brutality but appealed for 'peace and calm' on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri following the cop shooting of Michael Brown. The President has ordered the FBI and Department of Justice to conduct ...

Some 45,000 Yazidi refugees have finally been able to escape from Mount Sinjar after U.S. air strikes and a fightback by Kurdish forces appeared to have broken the ten-day siege by Islamic militants. But a small band of Iraqis stranded on the barren mountain ...

US President Barack Obama today said that the successful American military air strikes and humanitarian mission in the last few days has broken the Islamic State's seize of Iraq's Sinjar mountain where thousands of refugees were trapped. "The situation on ...

Ukraine sent aid to the country's war-torn east as Russia said the two sides discussed the need to deliver emergency supplies after a convoy sent by Moscow stopped short of the border with rebel-held areas. Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country ...

Ukraine sent aid to the country's war-torn east as Russia said the two sides discussed the need to deliver emergency supplies after a convoy sent by Moscow stopped short of the border with rebel-held areas. Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country ...

WASHINGTON Aug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama spoke about the Ebola virus outbreak with the presidents of Liberia and Sierra Leone on Thursday, the White House said. Obama held separate calls with Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and ...

The pope has again told someone he would be visiting Philadelphia, but the archdiocese says he yet to confirm his plans. NBC reporter Anne Thompson said on the "Today" show Thursday that Pope Francis replied yes when she asked him Thursday if he ...

The pope has again told someone he would be visiting Philadelphia, but the archdiocese says he yet to confirm his plans. NBC reporter Anne Thompson said on the "Today" show Thursday that Pope Francis replied yes when she asked him Thursday if he ...

BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling for answers in Ferguson, Missouri, where police have used tear gas and smoke bombs to repel protesters after the killing of an unarmed teen. The Massachusetts Democrat tweeted Thursday: "This is ...

The people of Gaza are beginning the clean up following 46 days of conflict with Israel during which 1,990 Palestinians, mostly civilians, were killed. Those that survived the shellings and ground assault want a durable deal, which will see the blockade of the ...

The people of Gaza are beginning the clean up following 46 days of conflict with Israel during which 1,990 Palestinians, mostly civilians, were killed. Those that survived the shellings and ground assault want a durable deal, which will see the blockade of the ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has become the latest celebrity to be doused by a bucket of ice-cold water - and now he wants Bill Gates to follow suit. Aimed at raising awareness and cash for the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease, ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has become the latest celebrity to be doused by a bucket of ice-cold water - and now he wants Bill Gates to follow suit. Aimed at raising awareness and cash for the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease, ...

Twitter users have failed to heed previous lessons in declaring the guilt of a celebrity under criminal investigation, with Sir Cliff Richard the latest focus of attention through the microblogging platform after his home was searched by police in connection to an ...

Twitter users have failed to heed previous lessons in declaring the guilt of a celebrity under criminal investigation, with Sir Cliff Richard the latest focus of attention through the microblogging platform after his home was searched by police in connection to an ...

Sergei Chirikov / ReutersPresident Putin struck a peaceful note in Yalta, Crimea, on Thursday compared with rabble-rousing speeches by politicians including Zhirinovsky (left). Against a backdrop of saber-rattling statements made by leaders of State Duma ...

Sergei Chirikov / ReutersPresident Putin struck a peaceful note in Yalta, Crimea, on Thursday compared with rabble-rousing speeches by politicians including Zhirinovsky (left). Against a backdrop of saber-rattling statements made by leaders of State Duma ...