Concerns are growing among anguished families that the bodies of those who died in the sinking of a South Korean ferry may never be found, as search teams suspended work Saturday because of bad weather. PHOTOS. People attend a memorial for the ...

Concerns are growing among anguished families that the bodies of those who died in the sinking of a South Korean ferry may never be found, as search teams suspended work Saturday because of bad weather. PHOTOS. People attend a memorial for the ...

The Group of Seven rich countries have agreed that they will impose new sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, a statement said Saturday, with a senior US official saying they could come as early as Monday. PHOTOS. A pro-Russian militant sits on ...

Apple on Friday offered to fix some older iPhone 5 smartphones with flawed on-off buttons. PHOTOS. The iPhone 5C is displayed at the Fifth Avenue Apple store in New York City. (AFP/Andrew Burton). Enlarge; Caption. SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Friday ...

South Korea on Tuesday rejected Pyongyang's proposal for a joint investigation into three crashed drones that Seoul believes originated in North Korea. PHOTOS. A crashed drone found on March 24, 2014 in Paju, north of Seoul. (AFP/ South Korean ...

Amazon is preparing to release a smartphone in the second half of 2014, thrusting itself into a market already crowded with Apple and Samsung models, The Wall Street Journal reported. PHOTOS. (AFP/David McNew). Enlarge; Caption. WASHINGTON: ...

Four-way talks on the crisis in Ukraine between the United States, EU, Russia and Ukrainian government will be held in Geneva on April 17, a US official confirmed. PHOTOS. Pro-Russian activists rally at a barricade outside the regional state administration in ...

Last-ditch talks between Israeli and Palestinian negotiators on salvaging a teetering, US-brokered peace process have ended without a breakthrough. PHOTOS. US Secretary of State John Kerry (R) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in ...

Two vessels were searching underwater for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 on Saturday, as air and sea missions failed to find any sign of the plane and the clock ticked on the signal from its black box. PHOTOS; VIDEOS. A handout photo shows the ...

A prominent hardline Muslim cleric in Kenya has been shot dead in Mombasa, amid worsening religious tensions in the strategic port city and gateway to East Africa. PHOTOS. The body of a prominent hardline Muslim cleric, Abubaker Shariff Ahmed, better ...

The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a Western-backed resolution declaring Crimea's breakaway referendum illegitimate and refusing to recognize Russia's annexation of the peninsula. PHOTOS. Russian soldiers stand near a tank outside a ...

In-form Liverpool enhanced their Premier League title credentials and closed to within a point of leaders Chelsea after overcoming a stubborn Sunderland side 2-1 at Anfield on Wednesday. PHOTOS. Daniel Sturridge (R) scores his 20th goal of the campaign ...

The defence in Oscar Pistorius's murder trial will open on Friday, and the athlete will "likely" take the stand, his lawyer said. PHOTOS. Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius sits in the dock during his trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, at the ...

Thailand's general election held last month was declared invalid on Friday after disruption by opposition protesters, setting the scene for talks between warring political parties about new polls to end months of deadlock. PHOTOS. A Thai anti-government ...

Russia's lower house of parliament on Thursday ratified in a rubber stamp vote the treaty incorporating Crimea into Russian territory, in defiance of the international community's insistence that the peninsula is part of Ukraine. PHOTOS. People stand under a ...

The United States and Russia failed to resolve a Cold-War-style standoff sparked by Moscow's military intervention in Crimea, as the clock ticks down to the region's vote on splitting from Ukraine. PHOTOS. Pro-Russian volunteers gather in a square next to the ...

Rallies were planned across Ukraine on Sunday as the troubled ex-Soviet state struggled to contain upheaval amid a standoff between Russia and the West over Crimea that shows no sign of easing. PHOTOS. Women hold Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar flags ...

The European Union on Thursday froze the assets of ousted Ukraine leader Viktor Yanukovych, ex-premier Mykola Azarov and 16 former ministers, businessmen and security chiefs, all on grounds of fraud. PHOTOS. Visitors walk in front of the Mezhygirya, the ...

China on Wednesday extended its spending spree on the world's largest armed forces, unveiling a 12.2 per cent increase in the defence budget for 2014 and provoking fresh concern in rival Japan. PHOTOS. File photo: Chinese People's Liberation Army ...

Apple announced that the chief finance officer who served during the company's meteoric rise over the past decade is retiring later this year. PHOTOS. Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer (AFP/Jim Watson). Enlarge; Caption. SAN FRANCISCO: ...