There are lots of theories why, but many major urban areas are seeing some dramatic increases in murder rates.
About 94 percent of Americans think suicide is preventable sometimes, but 67 percent would tell someone if they were contemplating suicide.
Germany is expecting between 240,000 and 460,000 new refugees in the coming year, which translates to a heavy additional burden on Germany's social spending.
The world’s youngest nation is on the verge of declaring a famine — fueled almost entirely by man.
The new law has caused uncertainty among companies and sparked fears over surveillance and privacy rights.
The candidate has repeatedly said in speeches that China is "killing us" and stealing American jobs.
As U.S. and Cuban officials chart the waters of a revived relationship, some Cuban dissidents are drawing up ambitious, large-scale plans to push for new civil rights — with or without American help.
Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Tuesday, Kim Davis has refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses based on her religious beliefs.
A vessel sailing off the coast of Crete was loaded with arms when the Greek Coast Guard stopped it, according to early reports. Officials could not confirm whether the arms were destined for ISIS militants.
Pope Francis will formally allow priests to forgive abortions in the upcoming Holy Year, according to a letter from the Vatican published Tuesday.
Anonymous military officials said, according to Bloomberg, that China would switch to a joint command structure similar to that of the U.S. as early as this month.
According to a number of Saudi women, they are too busy with their present commitments to run as candidates.
According to a U.N. estimate, more than two-thirds, or 68 percent, of people facing food crisis and emergency are internally displaced.
According to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi, Iran needs to boost its domestic economy to progress.
Terry Lee Loewen, 60, wanted to cause "maximum carnage" at the airport just before 2013 Christmas, prosecutors said.
An explosion at a Hindu shrine in the Thai capital on Aug. 17 killed 20 people and injured over 120. Thai police have also issued arrest warrants for three more foreign nationals.
The U.S. State Department released an email sent to Clinton in 2010, which revealed that Pakistani spy agency ISI had sheltered Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
At least two police officers were killed in the violence while lawmakers voted on the bill that grants more powers to breakaway regions in Ukraine's east.
The logo has been embroiled in controversy since it was released in July and even faced a lawsuit by a Belgian graphic designer.
Migrants waved tickets, clapping, booing and hissing, and shouting "Germany, Germany."
According to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Iran should be a part of the negotiations as it has a lot of influence over the Assad regime.
The Islamist militant group said it took over the Janale base run by the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia.
Tensions have been rising between Venezuela and Colombia since President Nicolas Maduro closed six borders crossings between the two countries.
Singapore goes to the polls on Sept. 11, more than a year before a deadline for the next election.
The attack targeted a paramilitary vehicle outside a government compound in the Jamrud area of the Khyber region.
The speaker of the upper house of Russian parliament could not attend the 4th World Conference of Parliament Speakers in New York due to visa restrictions.
The student, who was not identified, spent time on campus and in the community last week before developing a measles rash, city health officials said Monday.
On Monday, President Barack Obama addressed an international conference in Alaska on climate change.
Phuketwan's editor and reporter were facing up to seven years in prison for a report on the Thai navy's alleged involvement in trafficking of refugees.
As thousands of men, women and children -- many fleeing Syria's civil war -- continued to arrive from the east, authorities let thousands of undocumented people travel on towards Germany.