Among the heartfelt tributes, the death of Robin Williams has also drawn what is now a predictable response — people saying stupid and insensitive things about depression and suicide while babbling too long in front of the camera or posting intemperate ...

The death of Mike Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old who was shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, on Saturday, has created a renewed sense of sadness, frustration and confusion not only within that small St. Louis community but throughout the ...

Islamabad: Pakistani authorities blocked almost every entry point to Islamabad yesterday, with more than 20,000 police and paramilitary forces deployed to try to thwart a major anti-government rally. Major roads were barricaded with shipping containers and ...

Islamabad: Pakistani authorities blocked almost every entry point to Islamabad yesterday, with more than 20,000 police and paramilitary forces deployed to try to thwart a major anti-government rally. Major roads were barricaded with shipping containers and ...

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) Borussia Dortmund beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the German Super Cup on Wednesday to win the first national title of the season. Dortmund shut down former teammate Robert Lewandowski, while on the other side Henrikh ...

c_330_235_16777215_0___images_stories_edim_01_Gaza99(23).jpg The threat of renewed war in Gaza loomed on Wednesday as the clock ticked toward the end of a three-day ceasefire with no sign of a breakthrough in indirect talks in Cairo between ...

View of damaged buildings where an aircraft carrying Eduardo Campos crashed in the residential area Na Rua Vahia de Abreu in Santos, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, today. Photograph: EPA. Previous Image Next Image. Topics: News · World · Americas · Dilma ...

A military checkpoint on the outskirts of Kenema in the Eastern Province around 300kms, (186 miles), from the capital city of Freetown Sierra Leone, as the government try to prevent the movement of people in order to stop the spread on the Ebola virus in ...

At least 26 people were killed and 36 wounded in Iraq in clashes between government forces and Sunni insurgents Wednesday, as per IANS report. Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is backing the decision to nominate Haidar al-Abadi as Iraq's new ...

For the first time ever, a woman has won a Fields Medal, the world's top math prize, according to The New York Times. Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian mathematician who is a professor at Stanford, was one of four winners announced on Wednesday. She is ...

For the first time ever, a woman has won a Fields Medal, the world's top math prize, according to The New York Times. Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian mathematician who is a professor at Stanford, was one of four winners announced on Wednesday. She is ...

A Stanford University professor became the first woman awarded the Fields Medal, the top international prize in mathematics. Known as the “Nobel Prize of mathematics,” the Fields Medal was presented to Iranian-born Maryam Mirzakhani today at the ...

Police and rescue workers help after the passenger train derailed into a ravine near Tiefencastel in a mountainous region of southeastern Switzerland. Kantonspolizei Graubunden/Reuters. Tweet. AA. Filed Under: World, Switzerland, Train. A landslide in the ...

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone -- A leading physician in Sierra Leone's fight against Ebola has died from the disease, an official said Wednesday, as it emerged that another top doctor last month was considered for an experimental treatment. Ultimately, doctors ...

Diplomats fear Russia is using the aid convoy as a way of deepening its involvement in the civil war, Sky exclusively reveals. 7:09pm UK, Wednesday 13 August 2014. A Russian convoy of trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Ukraine drives along a road near ...

The suicide of Robin Williams has shone a light on Hollywood celebrities who have been diagnosed with depression. Williams, an Oscar-winning actor and comedian, suffered from severe depression, the Daily News reported. Actress Catherine Zeta-Jones ...

Military reportedly deploys Iron Dome batteries, calls up reservists as threat of renewed fighting looms with no sign of permanent truce apparent at tail end of three-day cease fire. idf tank. IDF soldiers stand atop a tank near the border with Gaza. [File] Photo: ...

Paris says it will begin sending arms to Kurdish forces to enable them fight Islamic State group. Last updated: 13 Aug 2014 15:19. Email Article. Print Article. Share article. Send Feedback. France also pledged to deliver humanitarian aid including medicine, ...

All 16 of the icons from Hollywood's golden age that were name-dropped in Madonna's 90s hit Vogue have now gone after Lauren Bacall died. The 1990s pop hit paid tribute to the glamorous ladies and gentlemen of Hollywood days gone by and featured the ...

An armed man was shot by police near Ferguson, Missouri early this morning, but the incident does not seem to be related to protests over the death of Michael Brown, and the officers involved came from the St. Louis County force rather than Ferguson PD.