Reuters

The nearly two-week-old operation to win back the city from the radical Islamist militants has been stalled since Friday.

"Apparently the administration is on the cusp of entering into a very bad deal with one of the worst regimes in the world," McConnell said Sunday.

The U.S. is exploring ways to pressure him into agreeing to talks, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said during an interview Sunday.

Most nations have banned the use of cluster bombs under a convention that became international law in 2010.

The question of whether Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will testify is the largest question looming over his trial.

The U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and its intentions on interest rates will dominate economic news this week.

The blasts went off minutes apart in a majority Christian suburb of the eastern city of Lahore.

Collins Chabane was a minister in the President's office and a member of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) National Executive Committee.

Kim Ki-jong, 55, could face charges including attempted murder over the March 5 attack as well as violating the National Security Act.

Myanmar government forces have been battling rebels on the border with China since last month and China has urged Myanmar to "lower the temperature".

Rescue crews were still trying to rescue survivors and recover the bodies of the victims late in the day.

The regional backing is further evidence the U.S. action against Venezuela has benefited Maduro, whose popularity has tumbled in hand with a severe economic recession.

Some Ferguson residents said they were growing weary, especially after the latest spasm of violenc.

The report followed revelations that Democrat Hillary Clinton used a personal email account exclusively during her time as secretary of state

In an interview with U.S. Catholic website Crux, Archbishop Silvano Tomasi said the jihadists were committing "genocide" and must be stopped.

After being expelled from the country's ruling party, Sierra Leone's Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana said he had requested asylum at the U.S. embassy.

The Islamic State group used chlorine gas against peshmerga fighters, Iraqi Kurdish authorities said.

Afghan leaders gave about $1 million provided by the CIA to al Qaeda in exchange for a kidnapped diplomat, according to a new report.

The latest round of airstrikes, which began on Friday, reportedly hit a fighting position and tactical units near the Syrian cities of Kobani and Al Hasakah.

The ruling in federal court reduced BP's penalty for the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico by almost $4 billion.

Facing a possible defeat, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is ramping up rhetoric to the country's right wing.

Almost 48 hours after two officers were shot in Ferguson, Missouri, investigators had dozens of leads but no arrests to report Friday.

The Pentagon said the U.S. targeted the leader of the al Shabaab militant group in Somalia this week.

The U.S. and five other major powers will resume negotiations with Iran Sunday, ahead of a March deadline for a framework deal.

The helicopter had picked up a baby after an ambulance taking the child to hospital for treatment was blocked by a landslide.

Rodolfo Gonzalez had been locked up on charges of fomenting street violence against the socialist government.

Details of the Federal Open Market Committee's September 2012 meeting were published by Medley Global Advisors in a report to clients.

The electric car is part of Uber's program to help its drivers buy or lease new or used cars.

A typhoon struck the Pacific island nation overnight, and at least one person was confirmed dead from the Category 5 storm.