The trial of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai has closed, with prosecutors saying he deserves a severe sentence because of his lack of remorse over alleged corruption netting $4.3...

Making the financial system accessible to the world’s poorest people can unlock their economic potential, improve their lives, and benefit the wider economy. So it is no surprise that...

Hundreds of firefighters have been deployed to protect mountain communities in the path of a fire raging north of Yosemite National Park, as fierce winds gust on Sierra mountain ridges and flames jump...

Nearly five years into his presidency, Barack Obama confronts a world far different from what he envisioned when he first took office. U.S. influence is declining in the Middle East as violence and...

In parallel trial sessions, Egyptian courts heard cases Sunday against ousted President Hosni Mubarak and top leaders of his archrival, the Muslim Brotherhood, related to killings during the 2011 and...

Tens of thousands of people marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington on Saturday, commemorating the 50th anniversary of his "I Have a Dream" speech and pledging that his...

An official says suspected Islamist extremists killed at least 44 villagers in continuing attacks in an Islamic uprising in northeast Nigeria.   The official of the National Emergency...

Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai told a court Saturday his wife stole government funds without his involvement and revealed how the couple became estranged after he had been unfaithful, offering...

Paraguayan officials have seized almost two tonnes of cocaine near the country's border with Brazil, authorities said Friday.   Special drug agents said they found a one-ton cargo of...

Syrian troops and opposition fighters clashed Friday during fierce battles in suburbs of the Syrian capital where the opposition claims a chemical weapons attack this week killed more than 130 people,...