Washington - The United States will provide $360 million in "life-saving assistance" to victims of the Syrian civil war, the State Department said...
New York - Two guards at New York's notorious Rikers Island prison pleaded not guilty Thursday over the death of an inmate who...
Washington - Russian President Vladimir Putin called his US counterpart Barack Obama on Thursday to discuss the Islamic State's advances, the conflict in...
Moscow - A man drowned on Thursday when severe flooding hit the Russian resort of Sochi which hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics, destroying...
Banjul, Gambia - Pro-democracy activists have accused Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh of trying to price potential opponents out of the market through astronomical...
Washington - The dean of Washington National Cathedral called Thursday for two stained glass windows that depict the controversial Confederate flag to be...
Panama City - Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela urged the nation Thursday to forgive jailed former dictator Manuel Noriega after he apologized to...
Paris - Protests against ride-booking app Uber turned violent in France on Thursday as taxi drivers set fire to vehicles and blocked major...
Charleston, United States - Mourners held the first funeral services Thursday for the nine African-Americans slain last week in a Charleston church by...
Bujumbura, Burundi - Burundian students sought refuge from the police at the US embassy Thursday as one of the country's vice presidents announced...
New York - Brazilian state-owned oil giant Petrobras asked a US court Thursday to dismiss a class-action lawsuit from investors who claim its...
Washington - The United States on Thursday voiced concern about "significant human rights problems" in Myanmar, shining a light notably on persistent abuses...
Beirut - Here are the main advances in Syria by key armed groups over the past three months. ISLAMIC STATE GROUP - Centre:...
