Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40-day Lent fast observed by many Christian sects around the world.
Tunisian government forces are engaged in a campaign against several Islamist groups, including the Ansar al-Sharia.
A U.N. envoy to Syria said that a temporary truce to implement a local ceasefire has been agreed upon by the Assad government.
Vladimir Drinkman and four co-conspirators stole and sold up to 200 million credit and debit card numbers between 2005 and 2012.
Coalition aircraft weren't able to fire on the Islamic State militants attacking Iraqi Kurdish forces southwest of Erbil Tuesday night.
Marie Harf attempted to clarify her ISIS "Jobs" comment from Monday.
Putin told Kiev to let its soldiers surrender to pro-Russian rebels, who spurned a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and fought their way on Tuesday into the town of Debaltseve.
The policy comes after a two-year review amid growing demand from U.S. allies.
Several of the biggest hedge fund managers slashed or dissolved their stake in China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. at the end of last year.
President Obama said his administration will appeal the Texas court's ruling to block his executive actions on immigration policy.
U.S. stocks closed higher after reports that Greece intends to ask eurozone finance ministers for an extension.
Since 1900, New York City has seen hotter summers and an increase in the frequency and force of storm surges.
The United States and Turkey have reached a tentative agreement to train and equip moderate Syrian opposition fighters and expect to sign the pact soon, officials said.
The rules, which the Commodity Futures Trading Commission may announce within weeks, would transform the $700 trillion market.
Equation, as the spyware operation has been dubbed, will likely hurt American tech companies' sales abroad.
New Nintendo 3DS devices just launched last week in the U.S. and Europe, providing the company with a welcome sales boost.
Richard Anderson’s comments are sure to inflame already high tensions between American airlines and their Gulf rivals.
Argentine courts have accused a group of Iranians of planning the attack on the AMIA Jewish community center that killed 85 people.
At its plant in Chattanooga, Volkswagen will recognize the American Council of Employees, a group of workers opposed to the UAW.
“The recipe has been created, and the energy accumulated in this fuel will enable our vehicles to exceed Mach 5,” said General Dmitry Bulgakov, deputy defense minister.
Republican and Democratic senators have introduced two separate bills to lift travel restrictions on Americans going to Cuba and to repeal the 53-year-old embargo.
China's speedy 'land reclamation' project in the South China Sea is stirring concerns among its neighbors.