The Australian government is seeking to strengthen its anti terror laws to deal with the growing threat from militant Islamists.
Sierra Leone on Sunday midnight lifted the three-day shutdown launched to contain the Ebola outbreak in the country.
On a visit to Albania, Pope Francis Sunday condemned Islamic extremists around the world for perverting religion to justify violence.
The wife of British aid worker Alan Henning held hostage by Islamic State pleaded Saturday with the militant group to release him.
NATO's top two-week-old armistice between Ukraine and pro-Russian rebels fighting in the country's east is a "cease-fire in name only".
Artificial sweeteners increase the risk of metabolic diseases, a new study states.
A man jumped over the fence of the White House and made it to the North Portico of the executive mansion Friday, before being apprehended by secret service agents.
Former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy on Friday announced his comeback to politics.
Vice President Joe Biden Friday urged young men to intervene when they see violence taking place against women.
France on Friday carried out its first air strikes against the Islamic state militants in Iraq.
Exercising while undergoing chemotherapy enhances the tumor-fighting ability of the treatment, a new research shows.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday that Iran has a role to play in the global coalition formed to fight the Islamic State militants.
U.S. and Canadian fighter jets intercepted Russian aircraft flying near the western coast of Alaska, military officials said Friday.
China's two time Grand Slam champion Li Na has announced her retirement from tennis Friday.
President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated former State Department official Richard Rahul Verma as U.S. ambassador to India.
