Sierra Leone has declared a state of emergency and Liberia has appealed to the international community for assistance.
Last year, the EU imported nearly 46 percent of its gas and 31 percent of its coal from Russia, against which it has now imposed new sanctions.
Libya's government has been unable to rein in heavily-armed rebel brigades who continue to wreak havoc across the country.
India's ultimatum has revived doubts about the future of the WTO as a negotiating body.
The outlet where the teenagers were sitting had reportedly been the scene of constant fighting over the years.
Israel began its campaign to make Yom Kippur a U.N. Holiday in May, before the Israeli-Hamas war began.
Gaza officials say at least 1,361 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have now been killed while Israel has lost 56 soldiers and three civilians.
Russia announced a ban on most fruit and vegetable imports from Poland and said it could extend it to the entire European Union.
A new Senate HELP Committee documents a sharp increase in Post-9/11 GI Bill funds flowing to for-profit colleges under investigation.
Democrats may make the case that the GOP House spent its time suing Obama instead of working on serious issues.
Europe's broader strategy for reducing EU dependence on Russian natural gas would provide medium-term fixes, not an immediate backup plan.
The 225-201 vote, along party lines, to authorize the suit will allow House lawyers to draft legal documents over a five-week summer recess starting on Friday.
The investigation of the powerful former security czar may herald a change in how China handles disgraced politicians.
CNN and MSNBC saw double-digit declines in ratings, despite three plane crashes, Israel-Gaza conflict and Ukraine's civil war.
The international community is turning its attention to West Africa, but the organizations on the ground need help fighting the deadly virus.
Bolivian President Evo Morales also struck down a visa agreement with Israel over its offensive in Gaza.
If Congress fails to pass a border funding bill before Friday, Homeland Security may have to divert resources to keep border operations afloat.
Google-backed genetic testing startup 23andMe has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Hundreds of volunteers will leave Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea as Ebola outbreak grows.
Two massive bombardments in Gaza Wednesday pushed organizations like UNRWA and Al-Shifa hospital to their limits.
In the newest wave of sectarian violence in Iraq, 15 Sunnis were shot, killed and hung in a Baghdad public square.
Israeli officials said the operation in Gaza will proceed, while the U.S. approved the transfer of artillery shells and grenades for Israeli use.
Indonesia’s democratic progress is laudable, but the economic challenge remains.
Minnesota legalized medical marijuana in May, but other state laws have lawyers playing catch up.
Pro-Russian rebels have consistently kept investigators from reaching flight MH17 crash site.
Mayor Bill de Blasio's office thinks the new law will apply to 200,000 working New Yorkers who previously had to choose between health and pay.
Polls find that millennial and nonwhite Americans have much lower opinions of Israel than older, white people.
As the U.S. grapples to halt the influx of migrant families entering from Central America, private prison operators are lining up to cash in.
Moscow accused Washington of "merely trying to avoid responsibility for the tragic developments in Ukraine."
Israeli shells hit a busy marketplace in one of the poorest and most crowded Gaza City neighborhoods.