A day after traveling to Ferguson, Mo., Attorney General Eric Holder again pledged that the department would conduct a “thorough and fair” investigation into the fatal police shooting of the unarmed black teen Michael Brown. “This attorney general and this ...

KYIV, UKRAINE—Some Russian trucks in a massive aid convoy have begun to clear customs at a rebel-held border crossing in eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian border guard service said Thursday. An Associated Press journalist saw two Red Cross jeeps ...

After overnight air strikes, cabinet approves measure to call up reserve soldiers to replace currently serving reservists as rocket fire continues to batter southern Israel. israeli apc. Israeli armored personnel carrier (APC) near the border with the Gaza Strip.

Liverpool could be about to replace one controversial striker with another. Italy international Mario Balotelli has been lined up by the Premier League club as a potential replacement for Luis Suarez, who left Anfield to join Barcelona for $130 million US.

Akshay Kumar nominated his wife Twinkle, superstar Salman Khan, star comedian Johnny Lever and his friend Ashvini Yardi. Summary. Akshay Kumar, who was nominated by actor Riteish Deshmukh to take the now gone-viral ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, ...

GAZA, Gaza Strip — An Israeli air strike in Gaza killed three senior commanders of the Hamas military wing Thursday, delivering a likely blow to the organization's morale and highlighting the long reach of Israel's intelligence services. The pre-dawn strike ...

Valentyn Ogirenko / ReutersRefugees from the city of Luhansk sit inside a car at a checkpoint near the eastern Ukrainian town of Debaltseve, Aug. 16, 2014. Three refugees including a five-year-old child were killed near the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk ...

Islamabad: The situation in Islamabad has come back to square one as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party chief Imran Khan has reiterated his call to protesters to enter the Red Zone and continue the civil disobedience movement after Pakistan Parliament ...

PARIS -- The killing of an American reporter is galvanizing international anger at Islamic State extremists and fueling fears about the flow of foreign fighters joining their ranks. But governments from the Mideast to Europe and even Washington appear ...

Blacks and whites nationally have different opinions about the response of Jay Nixon, the governor of Missouri, to the events that followed the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo. on Aug. 9.

Liverpool are closing on securing a deal for one of the most controversial yet talented strikers of this generation, Mario Balotelli from AC Milan. AC Milan official website claimed this morning that negotiations are underway for Balotelli, who is still training with ...

George W Bush has become one of the latest celebrities to step up to the Ice Bucket Challenge and receive a drenching in the name of charity. The ex-president was nominated by a host of names including 2014 Open champion Rory Mcllroy and even his ...

Three Hamas commanders have been killed following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip on Thursday. The UN Security council has urged both sides to resume cease-fire talks as WSJ's Mark Kelly reports (Image: Ibrahim Khatib/Zuma Press). Up Next ...

BORDER CROSSING POINT DONETSK Russia (Reuters) - The first trucks from a Russian aid convoy on Thursday passed a Russian border check point and started moving towards the border crossing with Ukraine, a Reuters reporter at the scene said.

Demonstrators protest against the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. Aug. 19, 2014. Joshua Lott—Reuters. Peace reigns after nightfall in Ferguson for the first time in nearly a week. Justice is a long way off. But on Wednesday night in Ferguson, ...

Corey Griffin, 27, one of the people credited with bringing the "Ice Bucket Challenge" to viral popularity, drowned Saturday. Take a look back at the man who launched the feel-good campaign that has raised millions for ALS research. Read or Share this story: ...

British Muslim organizations have condemned self-professed 'Jihadists' responsible for the murder of US journalist James Foley, and along with parents of suspected British fighters, have agreed to work with the police to 'root out' extremism. Foley ...

(Repeats to additional subscribers). * Better-than-expected German PMI survey helps euro. * Minutes showed Fed debated raising rates earlier. * Norwegian crown hits 2-month high vs euro after growth data. By Anirban Nag. LONDON, Aug 21 (Reuters) - The ...

Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan Thursday called off talks with the government aimed at ending protests seeking the fall of the prime minister, which have destabilised the nuclear-armed nation. Khan and populist cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri have led ...

ATLANTA The Atlanta hospital where two American aid workers were brought aftergetting infected with the Ebola virus planned to hold a news conference Thursday morning to discuss their discharge, while an aid group said one of them has recovered.