WORLD

A month after North Korea put an observational satellite in orbit, South Korea achieved a similar feat. Is a Korean space race ahead?

The government hopes these measures will save the equivalent of the energy consumed by 750,000 households annually.

The NRA's LaPierre told the Senate panel that "law-abiding gun owners will not accept blame for the acts of violent or deranged criminals."

The United States has seen an unprecedented increase in the federal prison population since 1980. The reason is not violent crime.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has chosen an interim U.S. senator to replace John Kerry, who is now secretary of state.

Poles are now the second-biggest foreign community in Britain after only the Indians.

The former congresswoman, who was shot point blank in the head in 2011, urged the Senate to be bold and take legislative steps to reduce American gun violence.

There aren't likely to be any major changes in Israeli policies toward the Palestinians anytime soon, according to several experts.

Another dangerous collapse hits the sprawling city of Guangzhou, China's third-largest. What is behind China's growing number of sinkholes?

Ricardo Eichmann distanced himself from his father’s grievous crimes.

Gudrun Himmler has spent her entire adult life defending Heinrich Himmler's image and reputation.

The Tibetan government-in-exile in India launched a campaign Wednesday to urge the U.N. to send fact-finding teams to Tibet.

The 28-year insurgency has cost tens of thousands of lives. In a peace move, about 100 Kurdish Workers' Party members will disarm.

Following Clinton’s statement, India has reiterated its demand for the extradition of the masterminds of the Mumbai terror attack.

An unidentified man was holding a young boy hostage in Alabama Wednesday morning, 13 hours after abducting him from a school bus.

Gen. Abdul Fattah al-Sisi says the unrest in Egypt fueled by a political impasse is a threat to the country.

A Nevada nuclear scare ended without incident Tuesday afternoon after federal and local authorities determined that a suspicious item found at a nuclear site in the Silver State was "non-threatening."

The release of Florence Cassez, a French woman accused of being involved in a criminal organization and kidnapping in Mexico, has set off a wave of criticism against the Mexican justice system.

Kimberly McCarthy, a Texas woman currently on death row, was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Tuesday but earned a reprieve just hours before her scheduled execution. The reprieve pushed the date back to April 3 as her lawyers work on an appeal centered on racial bias of the jury that convicted McCarthy.

As expected, Sen. John Kerry will be the next secretary of State, as the full Senate has given its approval -- minus three Republicans.

President Obama's definition of a Native American during his illegal immigration speech caused Twitter to erupt with posts.

Shannon Watts founded One Million Moms for Gun Control after the Sandy Hook massacre. She's not going to relent, and here she explains why.

Zlatomir Ivanov, 44, was formerly a member of Bulgaria’s counterterrorism squad.

Rios Montt, Guatemala's brief military dictator from 1982 to 1983 is set to go to trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.

The discovery of dozens of "executed" bodies in Aleppo, Syria, has caused fresh horror around the world. Each side blames the other.

In addition to encouraging Congress to adopt LGBT-inclusive language, Obama is expected to call for a realistic path to citizenship.

Texas death row inmate Kimberly McCarthy will be the 13th U.S. woman to face capital punishment since 1976.

Berlusconi’s coalition party includes elements of Italy’s contemporary far right.

If John Kerry's nomination is approved, he will be the first white, male secretary of state in 16 years, and the first male since 2005.