The head of the weekly newspaper Unity Journal and four of its journalist were sentenced to 10 years in prison and hard labor in Myanmar yesterday. They were convicted of violating the State Secrets...

A local Japanese politician, who was seen sobbing over dubious spending in a video that went viral, resigned Friday.   Ryutaro Nonomura, 47, a Hyogo Prefectural assemblyman, submitted his...

Rockets fired from Lebanon struck Israel early Friday as long-range missile fire from Gaza continued against the country for a fourth day.   Israeli military spokesman Lt. Col....

Two months before police say a high-priced prostitute calmly left a Google executive dying from a heroin overdose on his yacht, the woman panicked on the phone with a police dispatcher as her...

Deep strains emerged Thursday in the ranks of Ukraine's pro-Russia insurgents, as dozens of militiamen turned in their weapons in disgust at Russian inaction and bickering broke out between rebel...

The sprawling and bloodthirsty saga "Game of Thrones," defying the Emmy Awards' grudging respect for such fantasy fare, emerged as the leader in the nominations announced Thursday with...

The body of a French climber who disappeared into a snowstorm in 1982 has been discovered on the slopes of Mont Blanc.   Patrice Hyvert was a 23-year-old aspiring guide when he went for a...

A man involved in a domestic dispute opened fire at a suburban Houston home Wednesday evening, killing six people, four of them children, and wounding one teenage girl, authorities...

Britain has authorized airport security staff to require any traveler to turn on electronic devices as a way to test for hidden explosives. France and Germany are implementing similar measures, but...

George Clooney has chastised a British newspaper over a "completely fabricated" article claiming his fiancee's mother disapproves of the impending marriage for religious...