CERRO LAS CAMPANAS, Chile (Reuters) - Chilean President Michelle Bachelet put hammer to stone on an Andean mountaintop on Wednesday evening to mark the start of construction for one of the world's most advanced telescopes, an instrument that may help shed light on the possibility of life on distant planets.
LONDON (Reuters) - With her page-turning detective mysteries and murder whodunnits, Agatha Christie's novels have won over generations of fans since they were first published 95 years ago.
LONDON (Reuters) - With her page-turning detective mysteries and murder whodunnits, Agatha Christie's novels have won over generations of fans since they were first published 95 years ago.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State has released a video threatening attacks in Russia "very soon", the SITE monitoring group said on Thursday.
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State has released a video threatening attacks in Russia "very soon", the SITE monitoring group said on Thursday.
Emergency units rushed to the river near the Ravenel Bridge after a helicopter crash was reported this morning, but nothing was found.
Suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter's confidant Klaus Stoehlker says the soccer boss is a fighter who believes he remains the organisation's leader.
Suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter's confidant Klaus Stoehlker says the soccer boss is a fighter who believes he remains the organisation's leader.
Suspended FIFA President Sepp Blatter's confidant Klaus Stoehlker says the soccer boss is a fighter who believes he remains the organisation's leader.
NEW YORK, Nov 12 (Reuters) - A U.S. government weather forecaster on Thursday said El Nino conditions would peak during the Northern Hemisphere 2015-16 and taper off to neutral in late spring or early summer 2016.
Cancer claims the life of former Hungary goalkeeper Marton Fulop, who played for Sunderland, Ipswich and Manchester City.
Cancer claims the life of former Hungary goalkeeper Marton Fulop, who played for Sunderland, Ipswich and Manchester City.
Cancer claims the life of former Hungary goalkeeper Marton Fulop, who played for Sunderland, Ipswich and Manchester City.
* Non-OPEC supply to fall in 2016, first annual drop since 2007
Violent clashes have broken out in Athens after Greek workers walked off the job to protest austerity measures demanded by international lenders. As Sonia Legg reports, the strike is a test for the prime minister who came to power promising to end austerity, but accepted the unpopular terms of a third bailout under the threat of a euro zone exit.
Violent clashes have broken out in Athens after Greek workers walked off the job to protest austerity measures demanded by international lenders. As Sonia Legg reports, the strike is a test for the prime minister who came to power promising to end austerity, but accepted the unpopular terms of a third bailout under the threat of a euro zone exit.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian Athletics Federation said on Thursday that it will demonstrate its innocence in response to a report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency on alleged doping, R-Sport news agency reported.
Kurdish forces say they have captured several villages in a battle launched to retake the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State. Nathan Frandino reports.
Kurdish forces say they have captured several villages in a battle launched to retake the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State. Nathan Frandino reports.
Kurdish forces say they have captured several villages in a battle launched to retake the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State. Nathan Frandino reports.
Kurdish forces say they have captured several villages in a battle launched to retake the Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State. Nathan Frandino reports.
European law enforcement authorities announced Thursday they had broken up a Norway-based Iraqi Kurdish recruitment ring that radicalized prospects via the Internet and sent them to fight in Iraq and Syria alongside the...
A senior figure of a breakaway Taliban faction has been killed in battle between rival insurgent groups in southeastern Afghanistan, an Afghan police official said Thursday.
Italian infrastructure group Salini Impregilo said Thursday it beat other bidders to win a deal to buy U.S.-based Lane Industries, giving it a bigger presence in the United States just as the government prepares to spend...
Industrial equipment maker Siemens AG said Thursday it would increase its dividend and return billions to shareholders after a strong year.
