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As divers raced to reach hundreds of people believed to be inside, the death toll from the ferry boat sinking in South Korea rose to 28 Friday.

China jails four more activists linked to the Xu Zhiyong-founded New Citizens' Movement, which seeks government transparency.

Claims by US, NATO and Ukrainian officials of "Russian involvement" in Ukraine are both completely hypocritical -- given the record of US-EU subversion in Kiev -- and deeply cynical. With the assistance of the compliant ...

President Obama says it remains to be seen whether Russia will honour a deal to calm tensions in Ukraine, reached at multi-party talks in Geneva.

Channel Tunnel rail services are expected to return to normal on Good Friday morning after being hit by severe disruption.

Why the U.S. government is bickering with extremists on social media.

KATMANDU, Nepal -- About five climbers are feared buried by an avalanche that swept the slopes of Mount Everest on Friday and hit a route used to ascent the world’s...

I questioned the Russian president live on TV to get his answer on the record, not to whitewash him Edward Snowden defends decision to question Putin On Thursday, I questioned Russia's involvement in mass surveillance on...

The boy has been suspended but is too young to face prosecution

When it's finished, the Kingdom Tower will stand 3,280 feet tall.

Capt's evacuation order came half-hour after SKorean official's order, according to transcript

Kimberley Davis, the Australian woman who made headlines eight months ago for saying she didn't care that she hit a cyclist while driving and texting and got annoyed that the accident damaged her car, pleaded guilty earl...

New figures show that attacks on sheep by dogs across Northern Ireland have almost doubled over the last year.

An underwater drone dipped into the ocean Friday for its fifth trip to search for traces of the missing Malaysian plane as relatives of those aboard maintained their demand for answers.

Around the world Christians are marking Holy Week in the run up to Easter, but for Syria's Christians, it is also an anxious time as the country's war drags on into a fourth year.

A short but well-lived life: Family remembers police officer killed days after Boston bombings

Authorities had charged him after "stealing" 89-cent drink.

What's in a name? Apparently a lot. Especially if you are running for public office, that name is "Boats 'N Hoes", and you're associated with it.

The NSA whistleblower says critics who accuse him of being a Kremlin patsy misinterpret his motives Edward Snowden: Putin must be called to account Edward Snowden has defended his decision to appear on live Russian telev...

The third officer was at the helm of the ferry that capsized off South Korea, investigators say, as divers work to access the sunken hull.

NASA says Kepler-186f, circling habitable zone of star 500 light years away, could be considered 'Earth's cousin'.

MOKPO, South Korea -- The captain of a doomed ferry delayed evacuation for half an hour after a South Korean transportation official ordered preparations to abandon ship, raising more questions...