The death toll continues to rise in Venezuela after twin earthquakes struck last week devastating coastal areas. The government says more than 1,700 people have been killed. Tens of thousands are still missing.

Both sides will "stand down for now," a U.S. official said, as talks are set to continue in Qatar. Iran hasn't publicly confirmed the meeting.

Once Russian soldiers reach certain parts of the front lines of the war in Ukraine, they can expect to live an average of just 20 to 35 minutes, according to a grim estimate by Russian military bloggers.

Police in Northern Germany said a shooting at a youth welfare facility left six people dead Monday. Five people died at the scene of the shooting in Stade, and a sixth died after being transported to a hospital.

A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China's wealthiest men was sentenced Monday to 30 years in a U.S. prison for a massive financial fraud. Guo Wengui, who fled China a decade ago and reinvented himself as a U.

A Senate ethics panel has dismissed misconduct allegations against Sen. Ruben Gallego after an investigation, the Arizona Democrat's office said.

Burnham vowed to bring about the “biggest rebalancing of power our country has seen.” Here's what he said about his core proposals.

Pakistan says it targeted militant hideouts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in response to militant attacks across Pakistan. Afghanistan condemned the strikes as acts of aggression.