With slightly more than two weeks before the start of soccer's crowning event, Brazil has entered the equivalent of extra time to complete some of its World Cup stadiums. Drive past the Arena de São Paulo, host to the June 12 opener between Brazil and ...

With slightly more than two weeks before the start of soccer's crowning event, Brazil has entered the equivalent of extra time to complete some of its World Cup stadiums. Drive past the Arena de São Paulo, host to the June 12 opener between Brazil and ...

What's News: U.S. officials say President Obama is close to implementing a small train-and-equip program for Syrian rebels led by the CIA, Obama intends to keep 10,000 troops in Afghanistan, and more. Tanya Rivero reports. Photo: AP. Up Next ...

What's News: U.S. officials say President Obama is close to implementing a small train-and-equip program for Syrian rebels led by the CIA, Obama intends to keep 10,000 troops in Afghanistan, and more. Tanya Rivero reports. Photo: AP. Up Next ...

WASHINGTON--President Barack Obama has decided to keep nearly 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but then quickly pull them out over two years, the White House said Tuesday. Mr. Obama plans to make the long-awaited troop announcement ...

WASHINGTON--President Barack Obama has decided to keep nearly 10,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but then quickly pull them out over two years, the White House said Tuesday. Mr. Obama plans to make the long-awaited troop announcement ...

Narendra Modi's rise to the Prime Minister office represents a decisive break from Indian politics of the past. The resounding mandate voters gave him will have implications not only domestically but on the global stage. While some view his historically shaky ...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, and Pope Francis inspect an honor guard as the pontiff arrives at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Sunday. Associated Press. BETHLEHEM, West Bank— Pope Francis ...

WASHINGTON—The U.S. military said it has tracked movement by Russian forces along the Ukrainian border, but American officials have no evidence that the forces are preparing to leave those positions, the Pentagon said Wednesday. "It is impossible, at ...

BANGKOK—At least 11 governments on Tuesday updated advisories for their citizens traveling to or living in Thailand after the Royal Thai Army declared martial law. The U.S. government asked its citizens to "stay alert, exercise caution and monitor media ...

Mr. Modi touched his forehead on the steps of the parliament building as a sign of respect, Tuesday. Associated Press/Manish Swarup. NEW DELHI--Days after winning a landslide election victory, India's Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on his countrymen ...

J.K. Shin, who also heads Samsung's mobile business, said in an interview at company headquarters that sales of the new smartphone reached more than 11 million units since its launch in early April, outpacing the Galaxy S4, which sold about 10 million in ...

The Bluefin-21, on the deck of the Australian navy ship Ocean Shield. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. SYDNEY—The hunt for Malaysia Airlines 3786.KU -2.33% Malaysian Airline System Bhd Malaysia RM0.21 -0.01 -2.33% May 15, 2014 4:57 pm ...

About a quarter of Central African Republic's 4.6 million people have fled their homes since the start of ethnic and religious violence. Agence France-Presse/Getty Images. WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama ordered sanctions Tuesday against five ...

Migrants being rescued during operation 'Mare Nostrum' in the southern Mediterranean sea off the Italian coast, 29 April 2014. European Pressphoto Agency. ROME—The ItalianNavy said Monday that it has recovered 17 bodies so far from a boat that sank ...

OTTAWA--Canada on Monday imposed "economic sanctions" and travel bans on a dozen Russian and Ukrainian officials, after its European allies announced similar measures following the weekend secession vote by pro-Russian separatists in eastern ...

Six rapidly melting glaciers in Antarctica are undermining one of the world's largest ice sheets, which if unchecked, could release enough water to significantly raise the sea level world-wide in the centuries to come, scientists said Monday. Based on decades ...

ROME—A boat carrying migrants from Africa sank Monday off the coast of the Italian island of Lampedusa, leaving at least 14 people dead as rescuers continued searching for survivors, Italy's navy said. The navy didn't provide an estimate of how many ...

NEW YORK—Health officials confirmed a second U.S. case of a mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East. The Florida Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scheduled a news conference to discuss ...

Italy's former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi completed his first shift of community service this week. Judges ruled that Berlusconi serve a one-year sentence for his tax fraud conviction. Photo: AP. Up Next ...