General John Kelly, a retired four-star Marine General is President-elect Donald Trump’s likely pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Kelly’s son was killed in combat in Afghanistan.
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A manhunt is underway in Georgia after a man shot and killed a police officer and injured another at an apartment complex near Georgia Southwestern State University in Americus.
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One student was shot by police at Hug High School in Reno, Nevada, after reportedly pulling a knife on another, local media have said.
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A TIME article titled '65 Million Americans Should Threaten to Not Pay Taxes' has created a social media backlash with Trump supporters reacting with 'abuse' to the suggestion that Democrats should withhold taxes until “democracy is restored.”
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British MPs have voted in favor of government plans to trigger Article 50 by March 31, 2017, meaning Britain will formally initiate the process of leaving the EU before that date.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has suggested blocking a substance commonly used for dry cleaning due to its health risks. It is the first of 10 chemicals used in processes such as food production and construction that the agency may prohibit.
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Democrats are calling for pressure to be piled on President-elect Donald Trump to ensure he keeps his promises about good jobs for all Americans, after a report said that federal contractors cheat workers of $2.5 billion in wages a year.
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Non-discriminatory algorithms, programmable biology, and virtual reality (VR) systems that will offer hallucinations akin to LSD are what's in store over the next ten years, according to a group of Microsoft researchers.
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Despite Western sanctions and depressed oil prices the Russian stock market has been the best performer this year, with analysts expecting further gains.
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Ohio Governor John Kasich may sign into law a bill that bans abortion once a heartbeat can be detected in a fetus, making the state one of the most restrictive in the US on the issue. Sponsors hope that under the Trump administration the bill will avoid being overturned.
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With pollution levels very high, Paris authorities have been trying to reduce the number of cars in the streets by alternating odd and even number plates per day and making public transport free.
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Iran has lodged an official complaint with the UN over Washington’s extension of the Iran Sanctions Act, which Tehran deems a “violation of US commitments” made last year.
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After a five-year investigation, the European Commission has fined three major banks €485 million for rigging the crucial Euro Interbank Offered Rate (Euribor).
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A Syrian military source has said Israeli rockets hit an air base near Damascus. No casualties have been reported, however.
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Thousands of Finnish far-right protesters have taken to the streets of the capital Helsinki to stage rallies and a torch-lit march dedicated to the 99th anniversary of the country’s independence.
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Constitutional Court Chairman Valery Zorkin has proposed a law that would suspend the execution of any rulings by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) before cases in question pass all court instances in Russia.
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The Eifman Ballet, a renowned St. Petersburg dance company, has jazzed up London’s theatre scene with its latest production – a contemporary take on Scott Fitzgerald’s 1934 novel Tender is the Night.
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The results of EU-backed reforms in Ukraine are “fragile,” while public policymaking is still under heavy influence from vested interests, the body charged with oversight of spending EU budget money reports.
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Footage has emerged showing the moment that Syrian forces liberated civilians from an area inside Aleppo’s Old City. It comes as the army continues to force rebels out of their last urban stronghold.
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At least one person has been killed and many are feared trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings after a powerful 6.5 earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia’s Sumatra island.
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Tiny particles dating back to the birth of the solar system some 4.6 billion years ago have been discovered on rooftops in Paris, Oslo and Berlin.
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James Mitchell, one of two psychologists behind the CIA’s enhanced interrogation program used under President George W. Bush, defended torture by saying the word has lost its meaning.
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It was rebels who rejected the ceasefire in Syria which was proposed by foreign powers in 2015, US Secretary of State John Kerry revealed Tuesday. He also confirmed there was no agreement on the evacuation of civilians and militants from East Aleppo.
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