The U.S. stock market has far outpaced other global markets since the financial crisis of 2008-09. The S&P 500, the leading ...

Indian farmer Govind Singh travelled for nearly two days by train to reach what he believes is the "land of the gods" -- just one among legions of Hindu pilgrims joining the largest gathering of ...

Portugal's government on Sunday condemned an overnight firebomb attack on Venezuela's consulate in Lisbon, amid tensions over Nicolas Maduro's contested swearing in for another term as Venezuela's ...

Jordan, one of the world's driest countries, signed an agreement on Sunday with French-led investors to build one of the world's largest desalination plants.

Mozambican opposition leader Venancio Mondlane, whose return from exile last week sparked confrontations between supporters and police in the capital Maputo, has called for three days of protests this ...

The toll from a collision of two trams in Strasbourg has risen to 68 injured in a rare accident that sowed panic near the ...

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake rattled a region of southwest Mexico on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

Croatians began casting ballots Sunday in a presidential runoff where the incumbent Zoran Milanovic appears set to win a ...

US President-elect Donald Trump accused California officials on Sunday of incompetence over their handling of deadly wildfires raging around Los Angeles.

Firefighters fought on into the night Saturday in a bid to get on top of massive wildfires around Los Angeles as winds ramped up, pushing the blazes towards previously untouched neighborhoods.

The MPS party of Chad's military ruler President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno appears set for a solid majority in parliament after general elections in December that were boycotted by opposition parties, ...

Zheng Qinwen said Sunday she will always give a handshake out of respect to her opponent, but don't expect it to be "smiley", ...