Former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt dies
Helmut Schmidt, who was West Germany's chancellor from 1974 to 1982, has died in his hometown of Hamburg, staffers in two of his offices said Tuesday.
Russia could be banned from 2016 Olympics after doping report
Russian track and field athletes could be banned from the 2016 Olympics after an independent report detailed an apparently state-sponsored doping program.
Climate change could create 100 million poor, over half a billion homeless
Rising sea levels from unchecked carbon emissions could drive more than 100 million people into extreme poverty and submerge the homes of over half a billion, two new reports say.
Russian plane crash: Who are terror group Al Wilayat Sinai?
Governments and intelligence experts increasingly believe what brought down Metrojet Flight 9268 over Egypt was no accident.
Myanmar election: Aung San Suu Kyi's opposition NLD wins early seats
Only a fraction of the results have been announced in Myanmar's historic parliamentary elections, but jubilant crowds still packed the streets outside the headquarters of the main opposition party Monday.
U.S. officials express growing confidence bomb downed Russian plane
The United States appears to be increasingly confident that a terrorist bomb brought down the Russian passenger jet that broke apart over Egypt.
Myanmar polls close as citizens vote in freest elections in decades
Myanmar citizens voted Sunday in a landmark election as the party of veteran democracy campaigner Aung San Suu Kyi seeks a bigger role in the political process.
Starbucks' plain red holiday cups stir up controversy
This year's holiday season red cups at Starbucks have stirred up critics who accuse the company of waging a war on Christmas.
Trump says Bush 41 adviser approached him about becoming VP
Donald Trump says he first got the taste of presidential politics in 1988. A new biography of George H.W. Bush by Jon Meacham reveals that Bush became aware that Trump was interested in becoming vice president.
Report: British passenger jet narrowly avoided missile in Egypt this yea
A British passenger jet headed to the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh narrowly avoided a missile in August, authorities said following a Russian jet crash in the same area this week.
