JERUSALEM - Israel says it has arrested a Swedish citizen and charged him with spying for Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group.
As Hall of Fame Game looms, Peterson vows to be best player in NFL history
NYAUNG KON VILLAGE, Myanmar - The number of people affected by flooding across Myanmar was approaching 1 million on Sunday, with waters in the low-lying southwestern delta inundating homes and forcing villagers into temporary shelters, the government said. The death toll was on the verge of topping 100.
Senior rates staff on course to receive average wage rises of about 10%
The days could be numbered for one of Paddington's great culinary institutions, with the landmark Kookaburra Café placed on the market.
Goals by Tom Rogic and Kris Commons seal a comfortable victory for Celtic against Partick Thistle at Firhill.
The argument that reducing or eliminating weekend penalty wage rates would have great economic benefits is obvious to all business people and economists – but not to me. I think it's fallacious.
Researchers studying two ancient Egyptian mummies, dating back to some 3,500 years, have found that they were embalmed with unusual recipes whose components had anti-bacterial and anti-insecticidal properties.
WUHAN, China, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was held to a scoreless draw by North Korea at the East Asian Cup football competition on Sunday. After South Korea wasted a handful of scoring chances at Wuhan Sports Center Stadium in China, the result
TOKYO, Aug. 9 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean committee's efforts to build a memorial for Korean victims of an atomic bombing in the Japanese city of Nagasaki have been stalled for about two years, a committee official said Sunday. The committee led by
There is a heavy police presence in Belfast city centre ahead of a contentious republican anti-internment parade on Sunday afternoon.
Australian households are paying about $8 a week on average more than history suggests is normal for petrol, and big refineries are the most likely beneficiaries.
Fast bowler James Anderson is named in the England squad for the fifth Ashes Test against Australia.
Spin-off is centrepiece of US network’s international push
The midway won't be the only place at the fair with stuffed animals. Because of avian flu, there will be toy chickens in 4-H barns.
The Commonwealth Bank is expected to join rivals in tapping shareholders for billions in extra funds this week, as banks move to lift their capital buffers against financial shocks.
NPR's Rachel Martin talks about the plight of hoarders with Barry Yourgrau, author of a new memoir, Mess: One Man's Struggle to Clean Up His House and His Act.
Investigators have just released old surveillance video of the Boston Isabella Stewart Gardner museum in 1990, just before it was robbed of $500 million in art. They're asking the public for help.
The RedState Gathering in Atlanta may have disinvited Donald Trump after his recent disparaging remarks, but the Trump phenomenon is very much on the minds of the conservative activists there.
It's basically Mother Nature's answer to a firework display.
Typhoon Soudelor weakens over southeast China after leaving 22 dead, missing
Ukrainian politicians have been known for their impulsiveness and willingness to get their point across by throwing a perfectly-timed right cross at their opponent’s face.
Australia coach Darren Lehmann is not in danger of being sacked despite losing the Ashes to England, Cricket Australia says.
Baseera Sultani wants to go home to her child and husband. But she still doesn’t know what kind of home it will be. As the war in Afghanistan fades from the world scene, stories like Sultani’s are quickly drowned out. But even without spectacular attacks, the toll on everyday Afghans is higher than ever.
