The U.S. Federal Reserve may struggle to justify its first interest-rate hike in almost a decade after a terrible first quarter when the economy most likely shrank.
Puerto Rico's long-standing U.S. statehood debate looks set to intensify as the island grapples with a massive debt crisis.
Mongolia is seeking investment in infrastructure for the transport of its minerals as well as in generating energy.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei also denounced Saudi Arabia for its role in the Yemen conflict.
Last week, the Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on a guest house that claimed the lives of 14 people.
Secretary of State John Kerry's trip has been dominated by deepening security concerns about Beijing's maritime ambitions in the South China Sea.
The move is seen as the Roman Catholic Church’s effort to express support for the small and shrinking number of Christians in the birthplace of the religion.
U.S. forecasters predicted thunderstorms, high winds, hail and more tornadoes for Saturday night.
As demand for the likes of pot brownies has risen, so have police seizures in states where these goodies are illegal.
The government has been vocally critical of discrimination abroad, even as battles for gay rights are ongoing at home.
Some of the business entities that were paying Bill Clinton personal money and lobbying Hillary Clinton’s State Department received lucrative contracts from the department.
The Federal Railroad Authority tells Amtrak it must reassess speed limits along curves in the track and implement technology to prevent speeding.
A landmark vote by the Church of Scotland's governing body will allow those in same-sex civil partnerships to be deacons and ministers.
The late Abu Sayyaf purportedly was in charge of black-market sales of oil and gas to raise money for the group.
Members of Burundi's press say they have been targeted by President Nkurunziza's supporters since a failed coup. Eighteen people said to be involved were brought to court, some showing fresh wounds.
Islamic State group extremists have infiltrated the Syrian city’s east end, raising fears of a takeover by the militants.
The pontiff welcomed the Palestinian leader days after the Vatican said it recognizes Palestinian statehood.
The announcement that Jim Murphy will resign came despite him surviving a vote of no confidence at a meeting of the party's national executive in Glasgow.
At least 27 people were wounded when the girl detonated the explosives at a busy market near a bus station, witnesses say.
The quake centered about 50 miles outside Kathmandu shook buildings in northern India Saturday, but no deaths have been reported.
In a reversal of previous statements, Serbia's government says it wants to be a part of the Turkish Stream pipeline project.
An Egyptian court announced it would seek the death penalty for deposed former president Mohammed Morsi in connection with a 2011 jailbreak case.
Pension fund managers picked better investments than the "placement agents" hawking politically connected opportunities.
Turkey says one of Syria's aircraft paid the price for violating its airspace.
It is unclear whether the judges were killed in response to former President Mohammed Morsi being sentenced to death Saturday.
Abu Sayyaf was killed in Syria during an overnight raid conducted by U.S. special operations forces.
Jeb Bush fumbled questions about George W. Bush's Iraq War. He might want to prep answers about Katrina, education and Russia as well.
The incident happened at the school's Edmund P. Joyce Center, an arena at the school just north of its South Bend, Indiana, campus.
Thousands of people are adrift in the Andaman Sea after smugglers abandoned their vessels following a Thai crackdown on human trafficking.
The fight was more of a comedic event than an actual face-off and the two barely threw punches at each other.