Kofi Annan, a charismatic global diplomat and the first black African to become United Nations secretary-general who led the world body through one of its most turbulent periods, died early Saturday at age 80.
Thousands of Indians gathered Friday as the funeral pyre was lit for former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a Hindu nationalist who was respected across the political spectrum.
Google is not on the verge of launching a censored search engine for China, but is open to providing services again within the country, the company’s chief executive reportedly told employees Thursday evening.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday announced the creation of special new State Department team that will be responsible for drafting and coordinating the Trump administration’s Iran strategy.
President Trump's former campaign adviser George Papadopoulos deserves to spend up to six months in prison for lying to FBI agents investigating Russia's involvement in the 2016 race, special counsel Robert Mueller said in a court filing Friday.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry and officials say Indian troops have killed a Pakistani villager and wounded two others in "unprovoked firing" in the Himalayan region of Kashmir.
In Britain, there is a growing sense of Brexit deja vu.
The window has opened for county election boards to begin the official count in Ohio's deadlocked special congressional election.
Turkey's president said Saturday his country will stand strong against an "attempted economic coup" amid heightened tensions with the United States.
Russian President Vladimir Putin made a flying visit to Austria to attend the wedding of the country's foreign minister Saturday before heading to Berlin for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The Latest on the death of former U.N. secretary-general Kofi Annan (all times local)
Pakistan's cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan was sworn in as prime minister on Saturday despite protests by opposition parties, which accuse the security services of intervening on his behalf in last month's elections.
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a new report that options to protect Palestinian civilians under Israeli occupation range from establishing an armed military or police force to deploying civilian observers or beefing up the U.N. presence on the ground.
A ballot initiative to mandate the increased use of renewable energy will be put to voters as Proposition 127.
The Latest on the certification of Greg Orman as an independent candidate in the November ballot for governor (all times local):
A judge in Washington has thrown out more than 300,000 signatures to put a gun-control initiative on the November ballot, saying the petition format did not follow election law.
New Jersey is poised to use some $10 million in federal and state funds to beef up election security ahead of this year's midterm and going through 2023, Secretary of State Tahesha Way said Friday.
Stocks rose late in the day Friday as investors welcomed signs of progress in resolving the trade dispute between the U.S. and China. The Wall Street Journal reported that the countries hope to have a resolution by November.
The United States intensified its sanctions against Myanmar on Friday, blacklisting four commanders and two units of security forces for their alleged role in violent campaigns against Rohingya Muslims and other ethnic minorities.
