U.S. hits top terror leader in strike

The leader of a terrorist group bent on attacking the United States and other western targets was killed in a targeted strike earlier this month, the Pentagon said Tuesday.

Toshiba CEO resigns over $1.2 billion accounting scandal

Eight board members, including vice chairman Norio Sasaki, have also resigned their posts as part of a major management reshuffle. Toshiba's current chairman, Masashi Muromachi, was named interim president.

GOP to Trump: You crossed the line

The Republican establishment is making the most of the chance it had long sought to finally say this to Donald Trump: You crossed the line.

Police officer shoots man to death in Cincinnati traffic stop

Cincinnati police are investigating the fatal shooting of an apparently unarmed black man by a University of Cincinnati police officer after a confrontation during a traffic stop Sunday.

One-time aide to China's ex-president accused of corruption, report says

Chinese authorities have arrested a former top official in a corruption investigation after expelling him from the ruling Communist Party, state-run Xinhua news agency reported Monday.

South Korean intelligence employee commits suicide, leaves note

An employee of South Korea's National Intelligence Service (NIS) has been found dead alongside a suicide note apologizing for "causing controversy," according to South Korean police.

How to survive a shark attack

First things first: Despite what happened to Mick Fanning on Sunday, you are incredibly unlikely to be duking it out with a shark any time soon.

Dozens dead after terror attack in Turkish border city

An explosion ripped through a rally Monday in the Turkish border town of Suruc, leaving at least 27 people dead and wounding 100 others, the country's Interior Ministry said.

U.S., Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations, reopen embassies

One bitter holdover of the Cold War slipped into the history books at 12:01 a.m. Monday, when the United States and Cuba re-established diplomatic relations. For the first time since severing ties in 1961, they reopened embassies in each other's capitals.

Report: ISIS steps up use of chemicals on battlefields in Iraq and Syria

ISIS recently used devices filled with chemical agents against Kurdish forces and civilians in both Iraq and Syria, a joint investigation by two independent organizations has found.