A Pro-Russian rebel arranges a flag of the self-proclaimed Federal State of Novorossiya in the town of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. The city council in Donetsk says three people have been killed and five wounded in shelling overnight ...

FILE - In this file image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, posted on April 16, 2014, an anti-Bashar Assad activist group, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, children are seen receiving oxygen ...

News of a third American aid worker sickened with Ebola — a Boston-area doctor — has health officials calling for countries to pour more resources into West Africa as agencies predict worsening conditions in the coming weeks. “It's not under control ...

Apple still hasn't assured millions of users that their information is safe, and it has refused to take responsibility for a security breach that led to the theft of scores of compromising photos of A-list celebrities. The Cupertino-based consumer electronics titan has ...

Friends and relatives say goodbye to volunteers before they were sent to the eastern part of Ukraine to join the ranks of special battalion "Azov" fighting against pro-Russian separatists, in Kiev, Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky). 1.

Despite his assurances that the humanitarian mission atop Mount Sinjar was a success, nothing could be further from the truth. Obama has a big problem with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria — a name he chooses not to use because it reminds people of his ...

I shed no tears when Princess Diana died in a high-speed car chase, when James Gandolfini suffered a sudden (and fatal) heart attack, or when Whitney Houston drowned in a bathtub. Tragic as these deaths were, I did not know these people personally, and ...

I shed no tears when Princess Diana died in a high-speed car chase, when James Gandolfini suffered a sudden (and fatal) heart attack, or when Whitney Houston drowned in a bathtub. Tragic as these deaths were, I did not know these people personally, and ...

Secretary of State John Kerry has made a significant mistake in how he's pursuing a Gaza cease-fire — and it's not surprising that he has upset both the Israelis and some moderate Palestinians. Kerry's error has been to put so much emphasis on achieving a ...

Secretary of State John Kerry has made a significant mistake in how he's pursuing a Gaza cease-fire — and it's not surprising that he has upset both the Israelis and some moderate Palestinians. Kerry's error has been to put so much emphasis on achieving a ...

Brazil's coach Luiz Felipe Scolari looks on during a news conference the day before the group A World Cup soccer match between Brazil and Cameroon at the Estadio Nacional in Sunday, June 22, 2014. The hosts need at least a draw to advance to the ...

The United state will be back in the ground in a military role following President Barack Obama's announcement yesterday to send up to 300 military advisers to serve with Iraqi security forces. Obama left open the possibility of airstrikes but said this latest ...

Bosnia's Vedad Ibisevic, front left, is congratulated by a teammate after scoring his side's first goal during the group F World Cup soccer match between Argentina and Bosnia at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 15, 2014.

PANTS PARTY: Rickie Fowler wore knickers as a tribute to the late Payne Stewart yesterday at the U.S. Open. 1. Friday, June 13, 2014. Print Email Comments. By: Herald Staff. Graeme McDowell watched countryman and playing partner Rory McIlroy boom ...

BAA HUMBUG: Seth McFarlane stars as a cowardly sheep farmer in 'A Million Ways to Die in the West.' 1. Friday, May 30, 2014. Print Email Comments. By: James Verniere. “A Million Ways to Die in the West” Rated R. At AMC Loews Boston Common, Regal ...

BAA HUMBUG: Seth McFarlane stars as a cowardly sheep farmer in 'A Million Ways to Die in the West.' 1. Friday, May 30, 2014. Print Email Comments. By: James Verniere. “A Million Ways to Die in the West” Rated R. At AMC Loews Boston Common, Regal ...

BAA HUMBUG: Seth McFarlane stars as a cowardly sheep farmer in 'A Million Ways to Die in the West.' 1. Friday, May 30, 2014. Print Email Comments. By: James Verniere. “A Million Ways to Die in the West” Rated R. At AMC Loews Boston Common, Regal ...

Beyonce, left, and Jay-Z perform "Drunk in Love" at the 56th annual Grammy Awards at Staples Center on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP). 1. Tuesday, May 13, 2014. Print Email Comments ...

Dave McGillivray started it all with his pronouncement that “it's time to take back our marathon.” Or maybe it was “it's time to take back Boylston Street.” Or perhaps, “It's time to take back Boston.” “I'm pretty sure I've said all of those at different times,” McGillivray, ...

European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton talks with journalists as she arrives for an EU foreign ministers meeting at the EU Council building in Luxembourg, Monday, April 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert). 1. Monday, April 14, 2014.