Air India's Boeing plane was "well-maintained" before it crashed a week ago, killing all but one of 242 people on board, the ...

Arctic peatlands are expanding as the climate warms, new research showed Thursday, a change that could slow global heating in ...

The Swiss National Bank cut interest rates to zero percent on Thursday as inflation cools and the franc strengthens, while ...

The French Senate passed a bill late on Wednesday that includes lack of consent in the country's criminal definition of rape, ...

At the labyrinth's heart is 1995 -- a year when over 8,000 Muslim men and boys were massacred by Bosnian Serb forces in ...

Israel and Iran exchanged fire again on Thursday, the seventh day of the war between the longtime enemies. A hospital in ...

Before a cheering audience, a man opened the ball in Nairobi with acrobatic moves to electronic rhythms -- a celebration of ...

Motorists in Nigerian cities are spending hours, or even days, queuing for natural gas to power their cars after the ...

On his farm two hours north of Johannesburg, Nico Thuynsma gestured towards thousands of orange, yellow and pink proteas in ...

Compulsory microchipping, as well as bans on ear-cropping and tail-docking, are among a set of new rules to protect cats and ...

An Australian woman accused of killing three lunch guests with toxic mushrooms fell sick from the same meal, her defence said ...

A New Zealand coroner Thursday condemned a "perilous" rugby-inspired sport in which competitors sprint and crash into each ...