Palestinian militant group Hamas on Thursday handed over Israeli woman hostage Agam Berger, a soldier, as a third ...

Ayse Barim, a renowned manager of Turkish television stars, has always steered clear of politics, but that did not help her ...

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi insisted his troops were mounting a "vigorous" response to Rwanda-backed fighters ...

A US passenger plane carrying 64 people crashed into Washington's chilly Potomac River on Wednesday after colliding mid-air ...

Israel and Hamas were set to carry out their third hostage-prisoner exchange on Thursday, with three Israelis and five Thai captives slated for release as part of a ceasefire deal ...

Asian equities were mixed in another holiday-thinned trading day Thursday, with investors digesting broadly positive tech ...

Australia's reliance on coal-fired power stations has dropped to a record low, accounting for less than 50 percent of its electricity for the first time, the market operator said Thursday.

Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis is expected to miss at least a week after suffering an abdominal muscle strain, the NBA ...

NBA commissioner Adam Silver raised the possibility that the US basketball league could someday switch from 12-minute to ...

The global success of Brazilian movie "I'm Still Here" -- riding high after three Oscars nominations -- has set off a national fervor usually reserved for Carnaval or the football ...

Brazil's central bank on Wednesday hiked its key interest rate to 13.25 percent in more bad news for leftist President Luiz ...

Manchester City came from behind against Club Brugge to reach the Champions League knockout phase, where they were safely ...