The political climate in Afghanistan continued to heat up as presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah claimed victory in spite of initial election results that calculated his rival, Ashraf Ghani, in the lead.
In midst of the worst outbreak of violence on the Israel-Gaza border since 2012, tensions escalated between Israel and Hamas on Tuesday as Israel bombed 50 Gazan sites.
Virus has killed over 500 since February The World Health Organization (WHO) is reporting 50 new cases of Ebola and 25 deaths in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea since July 3.
Speaking on behalf of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis begged six victims of clerical sexual abuse for forgiveness Monday and promised to hold bishops who hid the sex scandals accountable for their "grave sins."
A magnitude-6.9 earthquake on the Pacific Coast rocked a wide area in southern Mexico and Central America early Monday morning, causing at least two deaths and damage to dozens of homes in Guatemala.
Some countries and the U.S. media are impressed with Barbados' green initiative. The little island located in the Caribbean known as Barbados is making big waves in the world of green energy.
The Chilean Devil Sting Ray can go as deep as a mile or more The Chilean Devil Stingrays can go far deeper than scientific researchers expected. How far do you think it can go? Over a mile deep or more.
Investigators in Germany are demanding that the U.S. clear up accusations that a man working in German intelligence was really spying for the CIA. The man was arrested on suspicion of spying by officials Friday.
What were the events and the reasons that led to the fight between the fishermen and police? Some fishermen are supposed to be aware of how much fish they can catch, but for the fishermen of Chile and their government there seems to be a disagreement about how much fish they should be catching.
Since Pope Francis was elected to the papacy in March 2013, he has voiced strong support for protecting Earth's environment and especially preserving the rain forests in his homeland, South America.
