Opening Ceremony: 'Rio is ready to make history' as Olympic Games begin
Rebirth and regeneration. That was the message behind a vibrant Opening Ceremony that heralded the start of the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Bar fire kills 13 people in France's Rouen
An explosion and subsequent fire ravaged a bar in northern France early Saturday, leaving 13 people dead and several others wounded, authorities said.
ISIS captures up to 3,000 people fleeing violence in Iraq, UN says
ISIS militants have captured up to 3,000 people displaced from their homes trying to flee conflict zones in northern Iraq, the United Nations said Friday, reportedly killing 12 of them.
London knife attack leaves 1 dead, 5 hurt
Police say mental health is a "major factor" in the investigation into a series of stabbings Wednesday night in London in which five people were injured and one was killed. A 19-year-old man is in police custody in the hospital, authorities say.
Dead or alive: Is the Philippines' war on drugs out of control?
New Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte campaigned hard on a no-nonsense approach to crime -- and now the full impact of what exactly this means for those on the streets is emerging.
China blames 'dark shadow' of the U.S. for Hong Kong independence push
Beijing has accused the U.S. of working with so-called separatists in Hong Kong and Taiwan to undermine China and plunge it into chaos.
Meg Whitman: I will vote for, and donate to, Hillary Clinton
Meg Whitman, a major GOP donor and former California gubernatorial candidate, said Tuesday she would support Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump, making her one of the highest-profile Republican defections.
Obama says Trump 'unfit' for presidency
President Barack Obama offered one of his sharpest denunciations of Donald Trump to date Tuesday, declaring the Republican nominee entirely unfit to serve as president and lambasting Republicans for sticking by their nominee.
Reports of chemical gas attacks in 2 Syrian cities
Two chemical gas attacks have been reported in northern Syria, one in the region where a Russian helicopter was downed a day earlier, killing all five people on board.
Baltimore County police: Woman killed in standoff after brandishing shotgun
An African-American woman was killed and a boy was injured during a standoff near Baltimore in which, police say, the woman aimed a shotgun at officers while holding the 5-year-old in one arm.
