Successive Israeli governments have invested billions of dollars over the past 50 years on settlements in the occupied West Bank, making any withdrawal from the Palestinian territory a costly...
Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Saturday that North Korea posed a global threat and praised China's efforts to influence Pyongyang, while also criticising Beijing over its continued "militarisation"...
Voters in the small southern African kingdom of Lesotho go to polls Saturday in an election widely expected to lead to another fractious coalition government and the risk of deepening instability. It...
For Yohanan Ben Yaakov, taking part in the creation of the first Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank in 1967 was like returning home, he says. Today, Israel's 50-year occupation of...
Title-holders India will look to put an off-field row behind them when they face arch-rivals Pakistan in their Champions Trophy opener at Edgbaston on Sunday. The build-up to what is arguably...
A celebrity's fall from grace is always ugly, but that of Bill Cosby -- a once beloved comedian who broke through racial barriers to broadcast a successful black family into white living rooms -- is...
Sweden's Anna Nordqvist got off to a hot start in her bid for a third straight LPGA ShopRite Classic crown on Friday with a seven-under par 64. Nordqvist birdied her first three holes at Stockton...
A homeless man was arrested on Friday on suspicion of stealing the wedding ring and backpack of one of two men fatally stabbed on a commuter train in Oregon last week. George Tschaggeny, 51, was...
Hundreds of young people clashed with riot police in northern Morocco Friday, following a general strike called by activists demanding the release of a protest leader. Nasser Zefzafi, who emerged as...
Australia captain Steven Smith looked forward to a better performance from his attack in the remainder of the Champions Trophy after an "ordinary" display in their no result opener against New...
Afghanistan captain Asghar Stanikzai won the toss and chose to bat first against the West Indies in the first fixture of a three-match T20 International series at Warner Park in St Kitts on Friday....
LeBron James and his Cleveland teammates will need quicker decisions and more aggressive play in Sunday's second game of the NBA Finals after the Cavaliers were routed by Golden State in the opener....
As the people of Pittsburgh hustled to work on Friday, most everyone had heard the to their alarm, Donald Trump had highlighted their revitalized Rust Belt city as he walked out of a global climate...
One more suspect believed to be involved in the murder of Captain Maxwell Mahama has been detained by Police in Sefwi Dwinase in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western Region. The suspected has...
Global stocks rallied Friday, with US and German markets hitting records after a lackluster US jobs report raised expectations the Federal Reserve could take a more gradual approach to increasing...
One more suspect believed to be involved in the murder of Captain Maxwell Mahama has been detained by Police in Sefwi Dwinase in the Sefwi Wiawso Municipality of the Western Region. The suspected has...
The UN Security Council on Friday put North Korea's suspected spy chief, 13 other Pyongyang officials and four entities on a sanctions blacklist, hitting them with a global travel ban and an assets...
Attacks on Islamic State group targets by US-led coalition forces have killed 484 civilians since mid-2014, the US military reported Friday. The Operation Inherent Resolve coalition added 132...
Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, sidelined by complications from 2015 back surgery, reportedly is feeling better and could return for Sunday's second game of the NBA Finals. But Mike Brown,...
Democrats on Friday accused a powerful Republican senator of seeking to erase the history of the CIA's torture program in the 2000s by demanding copies of a highly classified report be handed over to...
