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The 48-year-old engineer was seen slumped at the controls immediately after the crash

South Korea's coast guard says three Chinese fishermen have been found dead when a fire broke out on their boat after the coast guard fired a flashbang grenade at the vessel to stop it.

Donald Trump is a big proponent of stop-and-frisk policing, but Trevor Noah blasted the Donald’s affection for the controversial program on Thursday’s “The Daily Show.” Noah pointed out how the program once used ...

USA Today's editorial board has never before chosen sides in a presidential race, and while they were unable to come up with a consensus for a Hillary Clinton endorsement, they did unanimously agree that Donald Trump is ...

International outrage at Philippine leader's antics is pushing the historic U.S. ally closer to Beijing

Uneven access to water makes household farming questionable for delivering food security in the African context.

The U.S. Africa Command denies the claims

Defense secretary Ash Carter signals US intention to remain the dominant power in the region despite China's rising might The US has promised to "sharpen its military edge" in Asia Pacific in order to remain the dominant...

World leaders including Barack Obama and Palestine's Mahmoud Abbas are in Israel for the funeral of Shimon Peres, one of the country's founding fathers.

Two babies born with 'small heads' are first confirmed cases of microcephaly linked to the mosquito-borne Zika virus in south-east Asia Thailand has reported the first confirmed cases in south-east Asia of microcephaly l...

Iain Farrimond was worried he would lose his job and his wife would be unable to cope, Nottingham crown court told A senior court prosecutor has admitted stabbing his wife in the head as she slept, after suffering from d...

South African authorities used a helicopter to recover the bodies of three suspected poachers who were fatally shot by rangers in a wildlife park where rhino poaching has increased in recent weeks.

GENEVA ― Good news for the Saudis and not-so-good news for the civilians of Yemen: The United Nations Human Rights Council voted Thursday to establish a national inquiry into human rights abuses in Yemen with the help ...

The engineer of crashed train tested negative for drugs and alcohol.

He was struggling to light the barbecue, and used an accelerant - white spirit, perhaps. It caused a small fireball and the breeze switched in my direction Ask someone for their first memory and they will often give a co...

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shakes hands with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the funeral of former Israeli President Shimon Peres.

"Londoners need reassuring that dirty money isn't flooding into our property market"

The US is trying to spare a Syrian jihadist group in case it is needed to unseat the country's president, the Russian foreign minister tells the BBC.

The Holocaust historian whose real-life experience inspired the new movie Denial discusses how today's world fosters conspiracy theorists

Under the law, the garment will be banned in public institutions, schools, areas of administrative and public services.

He also suggests Hillary Clinton helped her become a U.S. citizen

European Union environment ministers have approved the ratification of the landmark Paris climate change pact, paving the way for the agreement to enter force in November.