President Xi Jinping has presided over China's first state commemoration of the Nanjing massacre.
China says 300,000 civilians were massacred when Nanjing was occupied by...
The Senate has passed a new annual defense bill expanding the military campaign against Islamic State (ISIS).
The bill approves a general Pentagon budget of...
Mudslides and flooding killed at least one person and forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes as heavy rains hit southern California.
The body was...
Princess Srirasmi, the wife of Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn of Thailand, has resigned her royal position, the palace has announced.
A statement said King Bhumibol Adulyadej...
A stray cat enjoyed a $1,000 fish feast at Russia’s Vladivostok airport, after managing to get inside a delicatessen fish counter, it's reported.
The cat...
The FBI is investigating the hanging death of Lennon Lacy, a black teenager from North Carolina, previously ruled a suicide.
Lennon Lacy, 17, was found...
Pope Francis has declined to meet the exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama because of the "delicate situation" with China, the Vatican announces.
The Dalai...
Oil prices have fallen further after the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast weaker demand in 2015.
The IEA, a consultancy to 29 countries, said supply...
Joan Fontaine's estate will not sell her best actress Oscar as planned because they say the Academy Awards organizers have threatened to sue them.
Actress...
According to the new EU legislation, restaurants and takeaways across Europe will be required by law to tell customers if their food contains ingredients...
Former Korean Air Vice President Heather Cho has apologized for delaying a company’s aircraft over a serving of nuts, in her first public appearance...
Heavy rains and high winds slammed northern California leaving more than 220,000 people without power.
The storm brought rainfall of more than an inch an...
The world of healthcare is changing. It's becoming smarter and better connected. Yet people are still composed of the same blood, organs, muscles, and...
The 2015 Golden Globes film and television awards will take place on January 11.
FILM
Best film, drama
Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of...
Director John Brennan has defended the CIA's post-9/11 interrogation techniques but admitted some methods were "harsh" and "abhorrent".
Speaking at CIA headquarters, John Brennan said...
An Ebola vaccine clinical trial in Switzerland has been interrupted after some patients complained of joint pains in their hands and feet.
The trial was...
Seth Rogen objected to re-editing The Interview movie, about an assassination attempt on Kim Jong-un, just "to make North Koreans happy".
Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman...
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