An American tourist on vacation in South Africa is dead after being mauled by a lion while on a safari.
Parts of the Patriot Act used to justify the US government's collection of information on every telephone call and digital communication in the United States have expired.
The Chinese capital of Beijing is set to ban smoking in all public spaces.
The United States accused China of placing artillery on islands it is building in the South China Sea, as Japan and the European Union beseeched all parties involved in the complex showdown to let cooler heads prevail.
Saudi Arabia has been attacked by a suicide bomber of the Islamic State for the second time in a week.
As the Russian military masses equipment on the Ukrainian border, Russian President Vladimir Putin has classified all the deaths of Russian soldiers killed in special operations.
A Tajik special forces police officer who has been missing for several weeks appears to have joined the Islamic State.
Visa, the world's largest financial services company, has threatened to deliver a possibly fatal blow to FIFA after prominent members of the organization were arrested on corruption related charges.
The Environmental Protection Agency has a new weapon in its arsenal to protect the environment thanks to President Barack Obama.
Soldiers from the Philippines and Vietnam sent a warning to China about its aggression in the South China Sea in an unusual manner, a game of football.
Japan has taken a number of steps in order to shore up its relationships with other East Asian countries as China takes a more aggressive posture in the region.
Just days after a recent showdown between the Chinese and US navies in the South China Sea, China started construction on two new lighthouses in the contested territory.
A man running for parliament in Turkey is the country's first openly gay person to try and seek such a public position in a country where homosexuality is largely frowned upon.
Taco Bell has joined a slew of other companies trying to keep up with consumer demand for less processed, more natural foods.
As the Chinese government wages a campaign against corruption, bureaucrats and other officials have been forced to go on prison tours as a warning of the potential consequences for corrupt actions.
