Russian authorities detained one of the people suspected of organizing the St. Petersburg metro terrorist attack two weeks ago, TASS, the Russian government-owned news agency, reported Monday.
British lawmakers have called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's UK-born wife to stop backing his "murderous" regime or have her citizenship stripped.
US Vice President Mike Pence on Monday warned North Korea not to test the resolve of the US "or the strength of our military forces," following a failed North Korean missile test.
Saying "this problem is coming to a head," national security adviser Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster said Sunday "all of our options are on the table, undergoing refinement and further development" in reaction to the North Korean nuclear program.
The maiden voyage of the Aurora -- a new 160-foot, $26.6 million aluminum super yacht launched last week in Viareggio, Italy -- lasted less than one hour and only covered a humble 500 yards.
Former South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been officially indicted on a number of charges including abuse of power, prosecutors confirmed Monday.
First results in Turkey's constitutional referendum began to filter out Sunday night after millions voted on controversial proposals to give sweeping new powers to the country's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Millions of Turks will vote Sunday on a controversial new draft constitution that would give sweeping new powers to the country's president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
About 100 people were killed Saturday in a car bomb explosion targeting pro-regime evacuees leaving besieged Syrian towns, a volunteer rescue agency said.
An attempted projectile launch by North Korea on Sunday failed, a South Korean defense ministry official tells CNN. The attempted launch comes a day after the regime of Kim Jong Un showed off a bevy of new missiles and launchers at its annual military parade.
A former Mexican governor accused of mishandling millions of dollars from programs for the poor was arrested Saturday in Guatemala, according to the Mexican attorney general's office.
North Korea put its military might on display during a parade in the heart of Pyongyang while the regime showed off some of its latest arsenal. The Day of the Sun celebrates the anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth, the country's late founder and grandfather of current ruler Kim Jong Un.
Rising temperatures cause the ocean to rise, says David Doubilet, and could submerge Raine Island and endanger the green sea turtles that travel to the sand to lay their eggs.
A 25-year-old woman was stabbed to death on the Jerusalem light rail line Friday afternoon, according to Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld. Paramedics rushed her to the hospital, authorities said, but she died shortly after arriving. The suspect, identified by security officials as a 57-year-old Palestinian man, was arrested at the scene.
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