UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CRISIS Ukrainian soldiers man a checkpoint near the eastern Ukranian city of Slavyansk on May 6, 2014. VASILY MAXIMOV—AFP/Getty Images. The deaths of soldiers apparently prompted the government in Kiev to block flights to the ...

(NAIROBI, Kenya) — A Kenyan government agency says three people have been killed in two blasts along the Kenyan coast. The National Disaster Operation Center reported explosions on Saturday near a bus stop in Mwembe Tayari in the coastal city of ...

Ford COO Mark Fields attends a press conference at Ford world headquarters on May 1, Ford COO Mark Fields, the incoming CEO, attends a press conference at Ford world headquarters on May 1, 2014 in Dearborn, Mich. Bill Pugliano—Getty Images.

In a first-of-its-kind report, World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that bacterial infections that can't be treated with the antibiotics of last resort have emerged in every part of the world, which means that patients who pick up E. coli, pneumonia or ...

(HORLIVKA, Ukraine) — Ukraine's police and security forces are “helpless” to quell unrest in two eastern regions bordering Russia, and in some cases are cooperating with pro-Russian gunmen who have seized scores of government buildings and taken ...

The hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 should turn several thousand kilometers from the southern Indian Ocean to the Bay of Bengal, say supporters of new evidence that could suggest that the doomed jet may have crashed around 190 km (120 ...

A pro-Russian activist is seen while holding a shield after clashing with pro Ukrainians during a pro Ukraine rally in Donetsk, Ukraine, Monday, April 28, 2014. Manu Brabo—AP. Defections, informants and fear of arrest have eroded the ranks of Ukraine's ...

Officials from the OSCE special mission in Ukraine leave the mayor's office with a detained international observer, center, in Slaviansk, Ukraine April 27, 2014. Gleb Garanich—Reuters. Pro-Russian insurgents freed on Sunday one of eight military observers ...

Hundreds of thousands of people are about to have their romantic fantasies dashed: actor George Clooney is reportedly engaged to human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin. Alamuddin was spotted Thursday with an enormous ring on her left ring finger, which ...

Tuesday night: Meeting of the Palestinian and Israeli negotiating teams along with the American mediators. For the first time in a long time, the atmosphere was excellent. New solutions were proposed for old problems and the word “breakthrough” was ...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered a robust eulogy for the traditional affirmative action policies that the Supreme Court officially buried in a case out of Michigan decided last week. She hit hard at the most salient point in favor of the policies: that putting a ...

Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered a robust eulogy for the traditional affirmative action policies that the Supreme Court officially buried in a case out of Michigan decided last week. She hit hard at the most salient point in favor of the policies: that putting a ...

Egypt has identified its first case of the often deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, the country's health ministry announced on state media Saturday. The 27-year-old patient, who is in stable condition at a Cairo hospital, had been living in ...

Vatican Pope Canonizations Worshipers gather in front of one of the entrances of the Saint Luigi dei Francesi (St. Louis of the French) church decorated with portraits of late Pope John Paul II and John XXIII during a mass in Rome, April 26, 2014. Pilgrims and ...

More than one million Catholics were expected to flock to Rome Saturday for the historic double canonization of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII on Sunday. The city of Rome has been repairing roads and preparing the city for the large influx of pilgrims ...

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — A leader for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine said Saturday that a group of foreign military observers who have been detained as suspected “NATO spies” could be released in exchange for jailed pro-Russian activists.

SLOVYANSK, Ukraine (AP) — A leader for pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine said Saturday that a group of foreign military observers who have been detained as suspected “NATO spies” could be released in exchange for jailed pro-Russian activists.

Microsoft closed 0n Friday its $7.2 billion purchase of Nokia's devices business, a move Microsoft claims will increase the profitability of its Windows smartphones and increase its share in a market dominated by Google, Samsung and Apple.

(MEXICO CITY) — A powerful earthquake shook central and southern Mexico on Friday. The U.S. Geological Survey calculated its magnitude at 7.5 and said it was centered near the Pacific resort of Acapulco, where many Mexicans are vacationing for the ...

Researchers explain why one surprising factor behind some cases of domestic violence may be blood sugar levels. Anyone who's been on a diet knows that hunger can make you cranky. With less fuel, your brain doesn't exert as much self control, so you let ...