Reduced visibility Tuesday forced the Syrian government to halt airstrikes against rebels in central Syria.
EU nations have to agree to take in an additional 120,000 asylum seekers by next week, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said Wednesday.
No one in Lebanon wants to live with trash, but political solutions to the problem have divided protesters.
Iran's Supreme Leader's comments, according to his official website Wednesday, appeared to contradict more moderate president Hassan Rouhani.
The diplomat’s wife and daughter were also booked for torturing the women who worked as their domestic helps.
The move comes at a time when the state is already locked in a battle over funding involving its new charter school system.
Myanmar President Thein Sein on Wednesday made his first public appearance since the start of a campaign for Nov. 8 general elections.
BMW has denied the allegations saying that it does not discriminate by race “as evidenced by its large and highly diverse workforce.”
The woman was fired from her job at a local Hungarian news station, which condemned her actions.
A suspect in the Erawan Shrine blast that killed 20 people last month admitted to handing over a backpack containing explosives to the bomber.
Republican presidential candidates and others will speak out against a deal with Tehran at a Capitol Hill event that's expected to draw thousands.
Attorneys for a white police officer said still images from a cell phone video should allow the officer to be released on bond after the death of a black man.
Hillary Clinton apologized Tuesday for using a private email address while serving as U.S. secretary of state.
A train station in Hungary has become a shelter for desperate refugees as well as a sightseeing destination for locals.
"The days are gone forever when our enemies could blackmail us with nuclear bombs," Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un once said.
"The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women."
Otto Perez Molina, who resigned last week amid swelling public pressure, faces charges of customs fraud, conspiracy and passive bribery.
“I just want to give God the glory. His people have rallied and you are a strong people."
The number of those detained peaked in March 2011, when police were holding nearly 28,000 people.
The Hollywood actress, also a U.N. special envoy, addressed Britain's newly established House of Lords Committee on Sexual Violence on Tuesday.
Tennessee state law may prohibit the city from establishing a minimum-wage level above the federal standard.
A super PAC backing Hillary Clinton is promoting her plan to overturn Citizens United and "curb the influence of big money in American politics."
The $1.5 trillion aircraft made it maiden flight outside the U.S. during a short flight at an Italian air base.
The former governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Fashola, is accused of rolling out grossly inflated contracts and leaving debt of more than $2.1 billion.
"Donald Trump and I both agree that there ought to be more taxation of the billionaires, the people who are making their money on Wall Street."
Following the pope's call for local parishes to assist refugee families, European communities are planning their responses.
Experts said Europe should step up processing of refugees to ensure refugees are allowed in -- but extremists are shut out.
Tickets for two other papal events were expected to become available for reservation Wednesday.
An executive order from President Obama will require federal contractors to provide up to seven days of paid medical leave per year, impacting about 300,000 workers.