Brazil's Supreme Court this week decriminalized early-term abortions, marking a departure from the country's previous policy of prohibiting the procedure unless the mother had been raped or her life was in danger.
The British prince met Barbados’ biggest star Rihanna at the annual Toast the Nation event celebrating national achievements.
Belgium produces almost 1,500 types of beer, which is brewed across the small country's villages, towns and cities.
Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday the president-elect expressed his “desire of playing a role in the resolution of the Kashmir issue.”
Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is required to formally accept the Thai parliament’s invitation to become the next monarch.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party is looking to get the legislation passed before the session ends Dec. 14, despite opposition on ethical grounds.
An Egyptian government official called the alleged deal “an impossibility” because “the group is still practicing terrorism.”
The missiles would come as close as about 18 miles to Crimean airspace, according to a Ukrainian military spokesperson said.
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, in an interview, urged Moscow's Western and regional allies “to abandon attempts of geopolitical engineering in this region.”
Russia will finish 2016 with just 18 launches, behind the U.S.’s 20 rocket launches and China’s 19, according to the Moscow Times.
High Commissioner for Peace Sergio Jaramillo calls the deal a miracle.
Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin will face off Wednesday at 2 p.m. EST.
While OPEC's major supply cut caused oil prices to spike on Wednesday, consumers can rest assured that the cartel doesn't have nearly as much clout today as it did decades ago.
Israel claims neutrality in the Syrian Civil War, but it has targeted the Syrian army and its allies in the past.
The suspect, who joined the agency in April and had been involved in intelligence gathering on Islamist activity in Germany, had secretly reached out to individuals online offering "sensitive information."
Jagdish Chandra Bose has been called the "father of wireless communications."
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is a longtime advocate of women’s rights in the kingdom, which has some of the world’s toughest restrictions on women.
The accident occurred when the aircraft was on a routine mission in West Bengal’s Sukna military camp in the country's east.
If he takes over, Miguel Diaz-Canel — the current vice president — will be the first civilian president of the country since the 1959 communist revolution.
John Brennan said Wednesday that President-elect Donald Trump ending the Iran nuclear deal would be “the height of folly.”
The leader of the reclusive country spoke about his late father Kim Jong Il during a visit to North Korea's popular tourist spot Samjiyon county.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau released sonar images of the man-made objects that are currently being examined by a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV).
A study published Tuesday in the journal Heart found that smokers under the age of 50 were the most vulnerable across all age groups of smokers.
India’s new solar power plant in the southern town of Kamuthi has a capacity of 648 MW, surpassing the Topaz Solar Farm in California — which has a capacity of 550 MW.
ISIS militants have been shooting people fleeing the troubled city, in what a U.N. agency called “serious breaches” of international human rights and law.
“The only way for permanent peace in the Middle East is a free and independent Palestinian state with a capital in East Jerusalem,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said.
Castro's remains have been lying in state since Monday.
A female Saudi student shared her experience as an atheist in one of the most restrictive nations for women's rights in the world.
As operations led by the West make gains against ISIS, military intelligence expects a glimpse into the terror group's plans abroad.
The day before Saudi Arabia was set to attend an OPEC meeting over capping output, Riyadh announced another drop in its foreign currency reserves.
