The move comes one day after the African nation's president appointed a new head of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
After the discovery of MH370 debris, families of passengers aboard the doomed flight remain deeply skeptical of the investigation and continue to demand answers.
As Germany helps hinder the spread of the Islamic State group, militants have called on supporters to stage attacks in Europe.
Appointing a petroleum minister is key to driving out graft in the African nation's oil sector, observers say.
Experts say the new waterway is unlikely to meet Egypt's projections of higher traffic and increased revenue.
Russia has developed a series of reconnaissance ships capable of infiltrating US missile defenses.
In preparation for Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia in September, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is shutting down parts of three major highways and utilizing the National Guard.
The first Republican debate on Thursday is being held in Cleveland — and inside a battleground state that could make it or break it for the GOP.
As Olympic host cities experience massive, economy-wrecking budget overruns, critics are calling for an alternative: What if there were a perennial Olympic site?
The Office Against Pornography and Illegal Publications asked the government to take swift action whenever sex videos go viral.
President Obama is exaggerating the extent to which the Trans Pacific Partnership can force countries to address labor issues, say experts.
The accused man, identified only by his initials A.S., was sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of spying for Israel.
Ghana has been managing Nigeria's airspace over the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa since 1945.
The laws proposed by the U.S. call for stronger copyright protection and could allow the destruction of servers that host copyrighted material, according to the leaked documents.
The French Riviera, long known as a summer playground for the rich, is becoming famous for something else: human smuggling.
Jon Stewart's final episode as the host of "The Daily Show" will come right after the first Republican primary debate.
The debate runs from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. EDT.
The attack helicopters were initially ordered for use on two Mistral-class warships that France has now refused to deliver to Russia.
In the highly anticipated first primary debate for the 2016 election Thursday night, the Republicans' top 10 presidential candidates square off in Cleveland.
If the event follows previous formats, each candidate will make an opening statement and give rebuttals to direct attacks.
Taliban claimed the responsibility for the crash but these were dismissed by local authorities.
Seat cushions, aluminum foil and window panes were found Thursday on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean.
Kerry spoke to reporters after meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of a regional forum in Malaysia.
Anjem Choudary -- who was arrested last September -- was charged with the crime of “inviting support” for the Islamic State group.
Clashes in the country between government troops and the militant group have killed over 210,000 people and resulted in about 3 million refugees.
Japanese leaders marked the anniversary of the dropping of an atomic bomb on the city with a solemn ceremony and calls for nuclear disarmament.
The first batches of banned imported food products will be destroyed in the cities of Orenburg and St. Petersburg.
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden accused Congress of failing to fund its commercial crew program, which would have made the space agency self-reliant.
The ruling conflicts with two other federal appeals court verdicts, increasing the possibility that the Supreme Court will now have to take up the matter.
Parents alleged that officers slapped, beat and kicked their children during a week-long camp in May.
