A US passenger jet carrying 64 people crashed into Washington's Potomac River after colliding midair with a military helicopter on a nighttime training exercise Wednesday, prompting a desperate search ...

DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi insisted his troops were mounting a "vigorous" response to Rwanda-backed fighters advancing in the country's perennially troubled east and slammed the international ...

EU talks to relaunch Europe's embattled car industry are to get underway on Thursday, with automotive CEOs awaited in ...

Japanese authorities have asked 1.2 million people to cut back on showers and laundry to prevent leaking sewage aggravating ...

Swarming throngs of devotees bathed in rivers at the world's biggest religious gathering in India on Thursday, undeterred by ...

Haywood Christian Ministry is relocating its massive food distribution warehouse from its home base in downtown Waynesville to a new hub in Bethel.

Israel will cut ties with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Thursday following accusations it provided cover for Hamas militants, a move likely to hamper delivery of its vital ...

Pristine samples of the asteroid Bennu transported to Earth contain the "basic building blocks" for life, shedding new light ...

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 team said Wednesday.

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