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CNN's Atika Shubert examines new audio released of Mohammed Emwazi, also known as "Jihadi John."

The region is facing problems such as the overpopulation and starvation of koalas

Federal agents on Tuesday raided more than three-dozen "maternity hotels" in Southern California where foreign pregnant women allegedly give birth for the sole purpose of having a U.S.-citizen baby, authorities said.

Tehran helps Baghdad try to retake Tikrit as U.S. watches

"Shag the Dog" was originally published in Slate on April 5, 2001. It's one of Will's favorite essays that he's written for Slate.

Syrian forces supported by Iran and Hezbollah are fighting to regain strategic territory from rebels in the south.

Two Australians held by Indonesian authorities for nearly a decade appear to be just days away from execution by firing squad.

Ex-CIA chief Petraeus to plead guilty to mishandling classified materials shared with mistress

ABC News has learned that the man's name was Charley Robinet.

They dealt with the Iranian regime first-hand more than three decades ago, when it was founded in an act of war against the U.S., and several survivors of the hostage crisis say the idea of the U.S. negotiating with an u...

Police are investigating how the snake, which had signs of respiratory disease, came to be found floating in the water.

The Evergreen Park youth baseball coach who blew the whistle about Jackie Robinson West using ineligible players -- leading to the team being stripped of a Little League national championship -- faces disorderly conduct,...

Kenya burns 15 tonnes of ivory in a move to symbolise its fight against elephant poaching, and promises to destroy all of its stockpile by the end of 2015. The ivory, with a black market value of $30m (£19.4m), is the l...

A federal jury on Wednesday sided with two Chicago police officers involved in a 2011 fatal shooting, awarding no damages to the family of the motorist who was shot after an early-morning traffic stop.

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling tracked down the people that cyberbullied his daughter on social media.

Tyrannical--and technologically savvy--empires star in science fiction. But rest assured, the future is likely more democratic.

Need help getting along with partners, relatives, co-workers, and people in general? Ask Dear Prudence! Emily Yoffe takes your questions on manners, morals, and more. Please keep your questions succinct (recommended max....

Publicly the U.S. and Israel have been clashing over Iran's nuclear program, but quietly Israelis have been making another appeal: getting more U.S. funds for missile defense systems to defend against Iran's growing ball...

Mexican authorities apprehended Zetas drug cartel boss Omar Treviño Morales near the northern city of Monterrey before dawn Wednesday, they said. Morales, also known by the moniker "Z-42," has led the cartel since his b...

Fans of the former ninth planet might not be so thrilled to hear that astronomer Michael E. Brown is coming to Chicago to speak. The 2010 book by the professor of planetary astronomy at California Institute of Technology...

Helena Rubinstein, or Madame, as she was called, blurred the line between art and make-up, amassing a fortune along the way

Russian President Vladimir Putin demands an end to "shameful" political killings in Russia, after the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov.