The catastrophic collapse of the massive West Antarctic Ice Sheet is underway, researchers said today (May 12). The biggest glaciers in West Antarctica are hemorrhaging ice without any way to stem the loss, according to two independent studies.

iStock/Thinkstock(TORONTO) -- Pregnant women face a higher risk of being in a serious car crash, a new study suggests. Canadian researchers reviewed the medical records of half a million women who gave birth between 2006 and 2011 and found they ...

Washington: The United States said Monday it does not recognize the "illegal referendum" held over the weekend in east Ukraine that called for the region to break away from Kiev. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said the vote organized by ...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) took the world by surprise last week when news leaked that it was in the late stages of negotiating a deal to acquire Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion. Acquiring a well-known brand for such a big price goes contrary to Apple's history of ...

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL ) took the world by surprise last week when news leaked that it was in the late stages of negotiating a deal to acquire Beats Electronics for $3.2 billion. Acquiring a well-known brand for such a big price goes contrary to Apple's history of ...

ROME: The Italian Navy says at least 14 migrants have died after a boat carrying hundreds of people sank in international waters north of Libya. At least 200 people have been rescued, but the Navy said it is unclear how many were aboard the smugglers' ...

Two dinghies sank off the eastern Aegean island of Samos last week, with survivors arriving back in the port of Piraeus on Monday. Photograph: Orestis Panagiotou/EPA. At least 14 people have died after a boat sank in the Mediterranean between Libya and ...

Nigeria's Islamic extremist leader has warned that nearly 300 abducted schoolgirls will not be seen until the government frees his detained fighters. Also in this section. [TICON-A VIDEO] Rebels appeal to join Russia after east Ukraine vote · Migrants killed as ...

After the conclusion of the last phase of polling, the BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi urged people to “put the heat and dust of campaign behind and look ahead.” “Yes, this has been a hard-fought election. It had its joyous moments and there ...

Michael Klimentyev / RIA Novosti / ReutersPresident Vladimir Putin meeting with Nikolai Rogozhkin, Commander-in-Chief of Russia's Interior Troops, after a major reshuffling on Monday. When President Vladimir Putin reminded the public in April that he ...

WASHINGTON — Two new studies indicate that part of the huge West Antarctic ice sheet is starting a slow collapse in an unstoppable way. Alarmed scientists say that means even more sea level rise than they figured. This won't happen fast. Scientists are ...

The second US case of a deadly Middle Eastern virus has been confirmed in Florida, according to federal and state health officials. Florida's case of Middle East respiratory syndrome comes just days after the first patient was released from the hospital.

Indian Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministeral candidate Narendra Modi addresses an election rally in support of local candidates in Allahabad on May 4, 2014. New Delhi: As voting for India's national election ended today, clearing the way for exit ...

More migrant tragedy in the Mediterranean with the second shipwreck in two days of an overloaded boat carrying migrants from Africa. A rescue operation was mounted to try and save as many of the 400 people reportedly crammed into the boat as possible ...

A new video released by Islamic militant group Boko Haram purportedly shows some of the missing Nigerian schoolgirls who were kidnapped last month. In the video obtained by AFP news agency on Monday, a number of girls are seen in an undisclosed ...

Washington (CNN) - Sen. Marco Rubio says he doesn't believe humans are causing climate change and doesn't think any action can reverse course. This as a new White House report indicated that Rubio's home state of Florida is one of the most vulnerable ...

New Delhi: The curtain today came down on marathon Lok Sabha elections with an all-time record high turnout of 66.38 per cent as the final phase of polling covering 41 seats in three states replicated the trend of increased voters' participation seen in the ...

NEW YORK—Health officials confirmed a second U.S. case of a mysterious virus that has sickened hundreds in the Middle East. The Florida Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scheduled a news conference to discuss ...

Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Merryl Vorster described the athlete - who is charged with murdering girlfriend Reeva Steencamp - as a ''distrusting and guarded'' person who is ''hyper-vigilant'' about security and often feels ''isolated and alone'' as she took the ...

Welcome to #theBrief, the four stories to know about right now—from the editors of TIME. + READ ARTICLE. Here are the stories TIME is watching this Monday, May 12: Boko Haram released a video depicting what appears to be the kidnapped girls. Leader ...