Thailand's junta-appointed legislature has nominated the country's military ruler to be the next prime minister. The assembly voted unanimously on Thursday to name General Prayuth Chan-ocha to the post during a session in Bangkok. General Prayuth was ...

The United Nations Security Council has said it deplores the resumption of fighting in the Gaza Strip, and urged both sides to resume talks. Israel has said its military operation will go on. Smoke rises after an explosion in what witnesses said was an Israeli air ...

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KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan has given a New York Times reporter 24 hours to leave the country, accusing him of not cooperating with an investigation into his reporting, the Attorney General's office said on Wednesday. Matthew Rosenberg, 40, was ...

Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. swept into this battle-scarred St. Louis suburb Wednesday, meeting with community leaders and promising a “thorough and fair” federal inquiry into the police shooting death of an unarmed black teenager. Before going into an ...

The “ice bucket challenge” has hit South Korea, with several celebrities, sportsmen and even a high-profile businessman taking up on the challenge in recent days. The challenge raises money to fight amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative ...

A grand jury in St. Louis County began hearing evidence Wednesday in the death of Michael Brown, who was shot Aug. 9 by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. Here are some questions and answers about how the grand jury works and what to expect. What will ...

The extremists of the Islamic State group have turned their social media into a theatre of horror, broadcasting a stomach-turning stream of battles, bombings and beheadings to a global audience. The strategy is aimed at terrorising opponents at home and ...

Corey Griffin, a philanthropist who was instrumental in making the ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) ice bucket challenge fund-raising drive go viral, has died after drowning in a diving accident off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. Ice bucket challenge.

UEFA has opened an investigation into an comment made by new Italian Football Federation president Carlo Tavecchio, which has been described as racist. Tavecchio made an allegedly racist remark about a player "eating bananas" during a public meeting ...

UEFA has opened an investigation into an comment made by new Italian Football Federation president Carlo Tavecchio, which has been described as racist. Tavecchio made an allegedly racist remark about a player "eating bananas" during a public meeting ...

Economy Minister Axel Kicillof and President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner are seen yesterday at the Buenos Aires Stock Exchange 160th anniversary celebration. Kicillof tries to play down proposal by calling it 'a change of venue, not jurisdiction'.

(Adds White House reaction, para 6). By Jessica Donati and Hamid Shalizi. KABUL Aug 20 (Reuters) - Afghanistan has given a New York Times reporter 24 hours to leave the country, accusing him of not cooperating with an investigation into his reporting, the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock futures were little changed on Wednesday after the S&P 500 notched two straight days of gains and ahead of the release of minutes from the most recent meeting of the Federal Reserve. Investors will peruse the Fed minutes, ...

JERUSALEM: Hamas' military chief escaped an apparent assassination attempt that killed his wife and two-year-old son, the militant group said yesterday as Israel's prime minister warned that the air strikes in Gaza will continue until rocket fire out of the ...

John and Diane Foley talk to reporters outside their home in Rochester, New Hampshire, on August 20, 2014. Their son, James Foley, was abducted in November 2012 while covering the Syrian conflict. Islamic militants posted a video showing his murder on ...

Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during a meeting at the FBI Building in St Louis, Missouri, on August 20, 2014. Holder visited Ferguson, Missouri, on Wednesday, hours after nearly 50 protesters were arrested in the 11th straight night of demonstrations ...

The Palestinian response to the killing of Mohammed Deif's wife and son will be exactly like the Israeli response in the reverse situation: Vengeance and retribution. By Gideon Levy | Aug. 21, 2014 | 5:06 AM ...

POLICE in the Liberian capital Monrovia have fired tear gas to disperse a stone-throwing crowd anxious to leave a neighbourhood placed under quarantine because of the Ebola virus. POLICE in the Liberian capital Monrovia have fired tear gas to disperse a ...

POLICE in the Liberian capital Monrovia have fired tear gas to disperse a stone-throwing crowd anxious to leave a neighbourhood placed under quarantine because of the Ebola virus. POLICE in the Liberian capital Monrovia have fired tear gas to disperse a ...