Major stock markets mostly rallied and oil prices retreated Thursday on hopes for an end to the war in Ukraine and despite ...

Government attorneys say the corruption conviction Wednesday of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan was historic.

A fire broke out Wednesday at a factory making costumes for Rio de Janeiro's carnival, injuring 21 people in a blow to the ...

The Arizona Supreme Court on Tuesday approved the execution of Aaron Brian Gunches, who was convicted of murder in 2007.

Blindsided Europeans warned Thursday that a "dirty deal" between US President Donald Trump and Moscow on ending the Ukraine war was doomed to fail -- insisting they and Kyiv must ...

Hamas said Thursday it was committed to honouring a truce with Israel that is facing its worst crisis since it took effect, ...

Swiss food giant Nestle reported better-than-expected annual sales on Thursday, boosting its shares after the maker of ...

French video game workers on Thursday hit the pause button in a first-ever sector-wide walkout over conditions and job cuts.

China began construction last year on projects with the greatest combined coal power capacity since 2015, jeopardising its ...

German director Tom Tykwer will open the Berlin film festival Thursday with a drama about a Syrian housekeeper, in the midst ...

Britain's economy surprisingly picked up at the end of last year, official data showed Thursday, relieving some pressure on ...

North Korea is demolishing a venue that for decades hosted tearful reunions of families separated by the Korean War and the ...