Turkey votes in crucial election

Turks are voting in a general election on Sunday which will determine whether the ruling party can change the constitution.

G7 leaders prepare for summit in Germany

Leaders from the world's richest countries are due to attend the annual G7 summit in the Bavarian Alps in Germany

The clever politics of Sepp Blatter's 'resignation' from FIFA

And so Sepp Blatter has defied all expectations and announced his intention to step aside from the presidency of FIFA after 17 years at the helm. Despite numerous scandals afflicting the organization he ran,

Egypt's High Court rules Mubarak to stand trial again for deaths of protesters

Egypt's High Court has granted a request from prosecutors to have the country's former President, Hosni Mubarak, stand trial again for the deaths of hundreds of protesters during a 2011 uprising, state media reported Thursday.

U.S. official: 10,000-plus ISIS fighters killed in 9-month campaign

The U.S.-led coalition against ISIS has recorded more than 10,000 ISIS deaths since the campaign against the extremist group began nine months ago, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken told France Inter radio.

Rescuers struggle to find survivors from capsized ship in China's Yangtze River

Rescuers are struggling to find survivors more than a day and a half after a cruise ship carrying more than 450 people capsized in China's Yangtze River.More than 410 people, many in their 60s and 70s, remain unaccounted for Wednesday in China's longest river, leaving their families waiting anxiously for news.

Sepp Blatter steps down but isn't in the clear. What's next for FIFA?

If you think big changes are coming to FIFA now that Sepp Blatter says he's stepping down, don't hold your breath.

TSA screeners failed tests to detect explosives, weapons

Airport screeners failed to detect explosives and weapons in nearly every test that an undercover Homeland Security team conducted at dozens of airports, according to an internal investigation.

Overturned fuel tanker kills 69 in Southeast Nigeria

Sixty-nine people have been killed and 35 people injured after a fuel tanker crashed into a busy bus stop in Southeast Nigeria."There is a likelihood that the number will go up," said Umar Abdou Mairiga, Nigeria's Red Cross coordinator.

Ship sinks in China's Yangtze River with 458 aboard

Chinese rescuers are scrambling to find survivors from a passenger ship that sank in the Yangtze River with 458 people aboard late Monday, authorities said.The rescue workers have heard sounds from within the capsized ship and are trying to reach the people they believe are inside the cabin, state media reported Tuesday.