Super Typhoon Koppu makes landfall over northern Philippines
Super Typhoon Koppu's eye smashed into northern Philippines' Luzon island with ferocious winds and rain early Sunday, just the early stages of what forecasters fear could be a three-day period of floods and landslides.
Bad poll numbers: Taiwan's ruling party votes to replace presidential candidate
Taiwan's ruling pro-Beijing Kuomintang (KMT) party moved to nominate its chairman as the party's new bid for the 2016 presidential election, replacing its former candidate who had been facing increasing setbacks in polls.
China looks to the stars with creation of world's largest radio telescope
Is there anybody out there?A massive engineering and scientific project in China is expected to take us one step closer in our quest to discover if we are truly alone in the universe.
Bush ridicules Trump's fitness to lead military in new video
The long-running feud between Jeb Bush and Donald Trump escalated yet again Saturday, with the former Florida governor releasing a two-minute video on social media mocking the billionaire's fitness to be commander-in-chief.
People smugglers hover as Afghans look to flee uncertainty
If anything can give an indication of the mood of Afghans these days, it's the rush to get a passport.
Turkish air force reports it shot down unidentified drone
Turkey's air force shot down an unidentified aircraft -- reportedly an unmanned drone -- that entered Turkish airspace near the Syrian border, the Turkish armed forces said Friday in a statement.
Joseph's Tomb site set ablaze amid wave of Palestinian-Israeli violence
A group of Palestinians set fire overnight to a compound housing Joseph's Tomb -- a religious site in the West Bank venerated by Jews -- sparking condemnations from Palestinian and Israeli authorities.
Joe Biden camp to allies: Be ready
Vice President Joe Biden has personally made a series of calls this week to Democratic strategists from Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, asking a final round of detailed questions about how -- not whether -- to launch a 2016 presidential campaign.
Facing backlash, Trump dodges questions on 9/11 comments
Donald Trump, under fire for suggesting that George W. Bush shared in the blame for the 9/11 terrorist attacks because they happened during his presidency, repeatedly declined to engage with reporters about the matter Friday night -- opting instead to continue a long-running feud with Jeb Bush on Twitter afterwards.
Ex-hostage: ISIS executioner 'Jihadi John' made me tango with him
In a vivid new description of ISIS' brutal executioner, a former hostage says his captor was not only sadistic, but bizarre.
