Italy's highest court on Thursday upheld the slander conviction of American defendant Amanda Knox in a case related to the sensationalized 2007 murder of her British roommate. Knox was convicted of ...

Human Rights Watch report released last week describes the five Central Asian republics as an environment under law-breaking and authoritarian governments. There were no major improvements in the rule ...

Greenland’s mineral wealth is in the global spotlight after U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to take control of the island from Denmark. But until now, Greenland’s mining industry has ...

President's move is partly a gesture to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., his nominee to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the son of Robert F. Kennedy ...

Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby town as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the ...

The mineral wealth on the Arctic island of Greenland is in the global spotlight after U.S. President Donald Trump said he wants to take control of the territory from Denmark, prompting alarm from ...

U.S. President Donald Trump told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland that America is open for business. Trump promised countries lower taxes if they bring manufacturing to the U.S. and ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order related to AI to "make America the world capital in artificial intelligence," his aide told reporters in the White House's Oval Office ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending "birthright citizenship" based on what he called "a correct interpretation of the law," prompting a flurry of lawsuits from pro-immigrant and ...

Just days into his presidency, Donald Trump is intensifying pressure on Russia to begin peace talks with Ukraine. On Thursday, Russia dismissed Trump's threats of new sanctions and tariffs on the ...

Hu Ge, a Chinese actor who is well-known in China for dramas including Flowers, was recently confirmed to serve as the deputy director of the Central Propaganda Committee of the China Democratic ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is intensifying anti-corruption efforts, but many officials hesitate to take action out of fear of punishment. To help motivate officials to revive the stagnant economy, Xi ...