Under the new policy, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan will decide when American troops can accompany Afghan forces into the field.
Polls seem to suggest the probability of Britain leaving Europe is rising, said Tatsushi Maeno, managing director at PineBridge Investments.
But in his presidential runoff against Keiko Fujimori, thousands of disputed or unclear ballots remain uncounted, authorities said Thursday.
Following the vote, the White House urged the Senate to act promptly so the president can sign the bill into law ahead of a July 1 payment deadline.
More than 35,000 children sought asylum in Sweden in 2015.
The country's Parliament has passed a law making the denial of Nazi atrocities a crime punishable by a prison sentence.
The World Health Organization has declared an end to Ebola in Liberia — for the fourth time. Is the outbreak really over?
Without mentioning Russian aggression, the U.S. and Sweden reached a nonbinding agreement calling for greater military cooperation.
The first fossils of the so-called hobbit species were discovered in 2004.
Officials told media outlets the historic structures were watched by surveillance cameras and guards.
As European Union officials prepare to meet at the end of the month to discuss renewing sanctions against Russia, the bloc’s unity is showing cracks.
The U.S. Department of State said Russia has taken no “demonstrable steps” to support efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to besieged towns in the war-torn country.
France has been a member of the U.S.-led coalition conducting airstrikes in Syria since 2014 and stepped up its efforts following a November terror attack in Paris.
The U.N. Human Rights Committee called on the majority Catholic country to legalize the practice for cases involving fatal abnormalities.
The new observation could explain why many supermassive black holes seem to be much bigger than they should be.
The latest recall involves defective airbag inflators manufactured by Takata that has affected millions of vehicles around the world.
The attacks come as Iraqi forces are trying to dislodge Islamic State group militants from Fallujah, their stronghold just west of Baghdad.
The al Qaeda-linked militant group said that its fighters detonated a car bomb at the base in the central town of Haglan, killing 60 soldiers.
The decision, announced hours after gunmen killed four people at a crowded market in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, will affect 83,000 Palestinians.
The magnitude 6.2 quake, with tremors lasting for three to four seconds, did not trigger a tsunami alert.
Friends of the detainee said that police have arrested a 24-year-old refugee who shares the same first name as the suspect, according to the Guardian.
Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning living monarch, continues to fight his illness and has not been seen in public for months.
Japan summoned the Chinese ambassador after a Chinese naval vessel was reported sailing close to contested islands in the East China Sea.
Meanwhile, New Zealand’s currency soared after the nation’s central bank kept interest rates steady — even as some had bet on a cut.
Squeezed by Western sanctions over its role in Ukraine, the Russian government is trying to rejuvenate domestic industrial production.
The nation’s central bank has little wiggle room in adjusting its borrowing rate until it can bring down near-double-digit inflation.
The former U.S. secretary of state is said to be an invitee to this year's secretive Bilderberg gathering of influential business and government leaders.
Security footage showed the suspects, posing as customers at a restaurant, suddenly pulling out automatic weapons and opening fire.
Two suspects reportedly dressed as Orthodox Jewish men were arrested. One was shot by security forces.
The move, ahead of a NATO summit, coincides with NATO military exercises across Eastern Europe and Turkey that may irritate Russia.
