WASHINGTON — President Obama will address the nation at 9 p.m. on Wednesday about how the United States plans to confront the threat from the Sunni extremist group, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. In the speech, Mr. Obama will lay out a strategy for ...

The Islamic State's spectacular killings of American journalists, persecution of various non-Sunni religious groups and victories against Kurdish forces in Iraq have overshadowed its activities in the lands where it claimed its first victories — northeastern Syria.

SCHUMI-MONZA GENEVA, September 9- Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has left a Swiss hospital and will continue his treatment at home after a devastating ski accident in December, his family said Tuesday. In a surprise ...

SCHUMI-MONZA GENEVA, September 9- Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has left a Swiss hospital and will continue his treatment at home after a devastating ski accident in December, his family said Tuesday. In a surprise ...

SCHUMI-MONZA GENEVA, September 9- Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has left a Swiss hospital and will continue his treatment at home after a devastating ski accident in December, his family said Tuesday. In a surprise ...

SCHUMI-MONZA GENEVA, September 9- Former Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has left a Swiss hospital and will continue his treatment at home after a devastating ski accident in December, his family said Tuesday. In a surprise ...

Waiting until toddlerhood to “treat” the symptoms of autism may be too long, a new study from UC Davis suggests. Infants as young as six months old who showed early signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) – reduced eye contact, a lack of interest or ...

A small study involving just seven infants shows it may be possible to eliminate symptoms of autism and future developmental delays, U.S. researchers say. A six-month treatment developed at the University of California David Health System and Duke ...

In this photo by Dar Yasin, an Indian tourist cries as she is airlifted into a chopper after being stranded in a hotel terrace by severe flooding in Indian-controlled Kashmir. The floods in northern India and Pakistan have put more than half a million people in peril ...

One year since the start of a deadly, 20-day attack on Zamboanga City by followers of Moro National Liberation Front founding chairman Nur Misuari, about 40,000 residents are still displaced and in need of permanent shelter and livelihood opportunities, ...

The books we'll be buying for Christmas are making themselves known, their places in the various longlists and shortlists fiercely discussed in the papers. Every named writer wins a sticker on their book…

... * Carbon dioxide levels grow at fastest rate on record. * Ocean acidification rises at fastest rate in 300 million years. * Planet may be losing ability to absorb emissions - WMO (Adds quotes from news conference, data on ocean acidification and absorption).

Just three British authors appear on the shortlist for this year's Man Booker Prize after a change to the literary award opened the door for international writers for the first time. Past Booker winner Howard Jacobson and Ali Smith, who has twice made the ...

A Greek car ferry has been hired as last-minute accommodation for Libya's embattled parliament, which has fled the country's civil war to the small eastern town of Tobruk. The 17,000-ton Elyros liner has been deployed, complete with its Greek crew, as a ...

A Greek car ferry has been hired as last-minute accommodation for Libya's embattled parliament, which has fled the country's civil war to the small eastern town of Tobruk. The 17,000-ton Elyros liner has been deployed, complete with its Greek crew, as a ...

Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies has urged the people of Scotland to support the United Kingdom as "a positive example of social, economic and national union". The main pro-union parties have promised further devolution for Scotland if voters ...

Malaysia Ukraine Plane Dutch and Australian investigators examine pieces of the crashed Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in the village of Rassipne, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine on July 25, 2014. Dmitry Lovetsky / AP ...

Apple is set to unveil the iPhone 6 (and if rumors are to be believed, its heavily anticipated iWatch) today, and you can watch a live stream of the event on Apple.com/live. Related: Check Out Our Live Blog of the Entire iPhone 6 Reveal Event. The event will ...

One day before he lays out his plans to the American public, President Obama on Tuesday will sit down with bipartisan leaders from Congress to explain his strategy for combating the Islamic extremists that have gained a foothold in Iraq and Syria. Play Video.

Srinagar: Flood waters continued to play havoc in Srinagar on Tuesday as authorities scrambled to rescue the marooned and tried to restore the telecommunications network that has been on the blink for the past three days. J&K rescue mission. The water ...