In what some are terming NATO's most important meeting in a generation, U.S. President Barack Obama and the leaders of the 27 other member nations are deciding how to retool the Cold War-era military alliance to face a daunting range of modern threats, from a hostile Kremlin to religious-fueled violence and attacks in cyberspace.
Wal-Mart faces protests by employees in China over what they say is a drastic change in work schedules, as the company overhauls its struggling business amid an economic slowdown and competition from e-commerce.
Water levels are starting to recede in central and eastern China after days of heavy downpours broke levees, flooded cities and villages, halted public transportation, and left at least 181 people dead or missing.
A group of suspected radical Islamists hurled homemade bombs at a group of police officers in Bangladesh, killing one officer and injuring several others, police said.
Philippine forecasters have warned fishing boats not to venture out to sea and commercial ships to watch out for big waves as a powerful typhoon roars off the country's northeastern coast.
When Jacqueline Montero takes her seat in Congress next month, she will bring not only an unusual past but an unconventional agenda for change in this socially conservative Caribbean country.
India's prime minister on Thursday is kicking off a four-nation African tour, including countries that haven't been visited by an Indian leader in more than three decades.
A former Australian army chief on Thursday warned Australia against "blindly going along with" the United States after an inquiry was critical of Britain's involvement in the Iraq war.
An extensive network of businesses controlled by the family of Cambodia's longtime leader sustains and is sustained by his authoritarian rule, making foreign investment in the country risky, says a report issued Thursday by the research and advocacy group Global Witness.
Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez on Wednesday filed a complaint against the judge who recently opened an investigation into allegations she defrauded the state as part of her government's handling of the dollar futures market.
Cristiano Ronaldo led Portugal into its second European Championship final, scoring with a powerful header and then setting up Nani's goal soon after in a 2-0 win over Wales on Wednesday.
Canada's international trade minister says Britain has assured Canada it will push for speedy ratification of a new trade deal with the European Union, despite its intention to leave the 28-country bloc.
A Toronto university student who survived a militant attack in Bangladesh has been detained by authorities in the country's capital since the weekend siege, his family said Wednesday as they called for the young man's release.
German police have quietly conceded that the influx of Middle Eastern and African migrants into the country has led to a spike in grisly rapes at public swimming pools.
A lawyer for an Italian journalist on trial for publishing classified Holy See information is insisting on the right of the press to report the news, saying: "Since when is asking questions a crime?" Attorney Roberto Palombi made his closing arguments Wednesday in the case that has drawn criticism from international media rights groups.