Five British nationals died when a whale watching boat with 27 people on board sank off Vancouver Island, the British Foreign Minister said Monday. One person was missing and the rest were rescued, some by members of the...
The latest on a powerful earthquake in Afghanistan felt across South Asia (all times local).
The ruling party's presidential candidate promised continuity with some changes. The leading opposition candidate promised changes with some continuity.
Hot dogs, bacon, cold cuts and other processed meats raise the risk of colon, stomach and other cancers, and red meat probably contributes to the disease, too, the World Health Organization said Monday, throwing its...
The surge of migrants crossing the Balkans on their way to Western Europe continued unabated on Monday in the hours after European leaders reached an agreement to slow the flow that has heightened tension among nations...
Toyota was the world's top-selling automaker for the first nine months of this year, selling nearly 7.5 million vehicles, and overtaking Volkswagen which was in the No. 1 spot for the half year.
Pop singer-songwriter Andy Grammer will perform the national anthem at Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday.
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters) - Opposition parties in Bosnia's autonomous Serb Republic called on Monday on its powerful president, Milorad Dodik, to quit and call early elections to end political infighting.
The Charleston-bred folk duo Shovels & Rope is returning to the Charleston Music Hall early next year.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) -- It took a federal jury 45 minutes to find two men charged with kidnapping a 23-year-old victim from his home in St. Matthews last July guilty.According to a release from United States Attorney Bill Nettles, Juan Fuentes-Morales and Ruben Ceja-Rangel were found guilty on eight charges related to the armed abduction of a St. Mathews man that happened in July of 2014. According to the indictment, the victim was held from July 9, 2014 until his rescue by ...
El Ministerio de Defensa reanudó durante la mañana de este lunes los trabajos aéreos de rastreo de la superficie en busca de cualquier indicio que permita encontrar a los tres militares desaparecidos el pasado jueves en aguas del Atlántico después de que el helicóptero super puma en el que viajaban desde Senegal sufriese un accidente.
Читать дальше...DUBAI (Reuters) - A suicide bomber blew himself up at a mosque in Najran in southern Saudi Arabia on Monday, killing at least two people, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television reported.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Local Afghan police are poorly supplied and often asked to perform duties outside their mission, undercutting the effectiveness of the units created in 2010 to help bring security to rural people, U.S. investigators reported on Monday.
LONDON (Reuters) - Australia may have defied the gloomy expectations of a year ago to reach the final of the Rugby World Cup but they won't be satisfied unless they win it.
The embattled $40 bln pharmaceuticals company tried – but failed – to quell concerns about its convoluted dealings with distributors. Rob Cyran and Jeffrey Goldfarb discuss why.
The embattled $40 bln pharmaceuticals company tried – but failed – to quell concerns about its convoluted dealings with distributors. Rob Cyran and Jeffrey Goldfarb discuss why.
DUBAI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq paid tribute to his batsmen after beating England by 178 runs in the second test on Monday.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - An Iraqi Trade Ministry media adviser killed last month by a bomb attached to his car had been about to hand over files accusing the ministry of corruption to the country's Integrity Commission, officials in the ministry's legal department told Reuters.
Tire and auto service company Bridgestone Corp. is buying auto parts and repair company Pep Boys in for $835 million in a deal that will help Bridgestone gain a more dominant position.
LONDON/BEIRUT (Reuters) - An alliance of Free Syrian Army-related insurgent groups said on Monday it was sceptical about a Russian proposal to help rebels, and that Moscow must stop bombing rebels and civilians and withdraw its support for President Bashar al-Assad.
In a shift, Iran is opening up to talks on its draconian use of the death penalty and other critical human rights issues, the UN rights expert said Monday. But beyond a willingness to discuss UN grievances, Iran has yet to take concrete steps to improve its rights record, Ahmed Shaheed told reporters. Shaheed is due to present his annual report to the UN General Assembly this week, the first compiled since the historic nuclear deal with world powers that has opened up a new era of relations with Tehran. Читать дальше...
OTTAWA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Canadian housing market activity is likely to moderate over the next two years, the country's housing agency said on Monday, though 2015 was forecast to be modestly stronger than previously anticipated as low borrowing costs helped offset the drag of weaker oil prices.
LONDON (Reuters) - The Scottish National Party (SNP) challenged the opposition Labour Party on Monday to back them in calling for the scrapping of Britain's nuclear submarine fleet after Reuters reported its replacement would cost 167 billion pounds.
LONDON (Reuters) - The Scottish National Party (SNP) challenged the opposition Labour Party on Monday to back them in calling for the scrapping of Britain's nuclear submarine fleet after Reuters reported its replacement would cost 167 billion pounds.
A man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend faces a second murder charge after her 14-day-old baby died, according to North Charleston police.