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National Geographic called the fatwa “unprecedented.”

The firm said it will add millions to its project focused on helping women entrepreneurs in the developing world.

Can the UFC, the Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts fighters league, find success in Asia?

The police reportedly detained 33 people after being forced to use water cannons to curb violence in New Delhi.

“What I said yesterday is that claims by President Putin" about going into Crimea recalls "claims made back in the 1930s,” Clinton said.

Former Russia Today anchor Liz Wahl feels "sick" that she once worked for the Kremlin-funded network.

The Department of Justice called this the largest civil forfeiture case ever brought against a foreign leader by the U.S.

RT America anchor Liz Wahl resigned while live on air Wednesday as a response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

If an armed conflict breaks out between Ukraine and Russia, what capability does Ukraine have to wage a fight?

China's working women who plan on having families are facing an even bleaker job market.

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., a member of the House subcommittee that oversees the NASA budget, says there needs to be more funding for planetary science.

In the early hours of Wednesday morning the IDF intercepted rockets it says were bound for the Gaza Strip.

A group of black Virginia senators and delegates walked out of the state Capitol in protest against a resolution honoring an ardent segregationist.

As Denmark moves to ban ritual religious slaughtering methods, we take a look at the latest animal welfare science.

The president's budget proposes pouring billions into Homeland Security and other agencies to support cyber initiatives.

The billionaires in China's National People's Congress this week are wealthier than the 1,000 richest Chinese.

Since 1999, Washington has had the most generous U.S. state minimum wage. Here’s what happened to its jobless figures.

Laos has consistently delivered 8 percent annual GDP growth over the past decade.

Up to 500,000 stores are expected to take part in the demonstration.

With its defense budget, China is making a statement. And how do India, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines compare?

Turkey has become a Black Sea region power, and Russia's deployment of more troops in Crimea and Ukraine has Turkish officials worried.

Economic crisis, blood in the streets, inflammatory words. Was this what the late president would have wanted for Venezuela?

Police say there are no signs of foul play in Michaela Wells' disappearance. The teen beauty queen's family believes she was abducted.

Jenna Betti was always smiling and was quick to make friends, loved ones said during a vigil to remember the Martinez High School junior.

The economic and political tug of war over Ukraine has been pulled substantially in the direction of the West.

China's government quietly released its own search engine, which has a familiar-looking logo.

Asia Pacific is the only region that saw an increase in defense budgets between 2009 and 2014, while the world’s total saw annual declines.

In Syria's capital, merchants caught between rebels and the regime try to do business as usual. Amid the civil war, that's not working.

Muslims account for about 13.7 percent of the nation's population, or roughly 180 million people.