WORLD

The first ground assault of a six-day Israeli offensive aimed at stopping Palestinian rocket fire in the territory came Sunday.

The launches appear to be an expression of anger over joint naval exercises planned by Japan, South Korea and the U.S.

At least two rockets were fired from Lebanon on Saturday night, prompting artillery fire from Israel.

The agreement brings a wave of relief after weeks of tensions over who will become Afghanistan's second democratically elected president.

Hamas military wing warned of a rocket attack on Tel Aviv Saturday evening just hours after U.N. Security Council called for a cease-fire.

Nigerian police say they've uncovered a suspected Boko Haram plot to bomb several bus stations.

By the fifth day of fighting between Gaza and Israel, the IDF had hit more than 1,000 targets and more than 500 rockets had hit Israel.

CDC, on Friday, shut down two labs that mishandled anthrax and bird flu viruses and barred shipment of samples from high security labs.

At least two Ukrainian soldiers were killed and about 20 injured on Saturday by rebel missile attacks.

When ISIS began its takeover of key cities in Iraq last month, it seemed it would march on Baghdad as well. What happened?

Train tickets in Donetsk have sold out, while most shops in the region have shut down.

On the first day of his Latin America tour, the Russian president canceled 90 percent of Cuba's debt to his country.

The international human-rights group claimed Iraqi security forces indulged in "mass extrajudicial killings" of at least 255 prisoners.

Asked if Israel might move from the mostly aerial attacks of the past four days into a ground war in Gaza to stop militant rocket fire, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu replied, "We are weighing all possibilities and preparing for all possibilities."

The officials, who are knowledgeable about the details of the case, said the U.S. government believes the relationship between the German defense official and his State Department contact was a friendship.

Chinese soccer fans take to Weibo to show their support during the World Cup.

Some historical periods gain importance only in hindsight, but the summer of 1964 was clearly significant, even as it was happening.

Those unsightly symbols on the back of your iPhone or mobile device may soon be relocated to a digital e-label.

U.S. foreign aid has been the subject of recent criticism. IBTimes tracked where it has been going and what it is being spent on.

The Israeli prime minister said Israel is "weighing all possibilities."

The White House commended James' off-the-court reasons for returning to the Cavaliers.

... not on the field but in running the World Cup when so many critics said Brazil couldn't pull it off. Now the Olympics looks totally doable.

Gang violence and poverty have made San Pedro Sula one of the largest sources of child migrants streaming into the U.S.

Beijing's claim the iPhone's "Frequent Locations" feature threatens national security is its latest attack against an American tech giant.

"Red tourism" was most popular in China in the late 1970s, but it's on the rise again as China gets back to its Communist roots.

A new report says the uniquely American practice of compelling customers to subsidize tipped-worker incomes should end.

Newsweek explores the abduction of the Nigerian school girls which spawned #BringBackOurGirls — just one atrocity committed by the terror group.

India's new prime minister to meet Obama in September.

Exxon subsidiary XTO Energy Inc. is fighting with Pennsylvania's Attorney General over criminal charges related to fracking wastewater spill.