British actress Millie Bobby Brown has been named as the youngest-ever goodwill ambassador for the United Nations' children's agency UNICEF.
The fresco is said to be exceptional since it was painted to make it appear the queen of Sparta was looking at whoever saw the fresco upon entering the bedroom.
 Two of the Kremlin's most prominent critics have joined forces to try to stop a Russian becoming the next president of international police ...
Trump said it was unclear whether Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman approved the plan to assassinate Khashoggi - despite the CIA concluding he ...
Democrats called for an investigation into Donald Trump's daughter following reports Ivanka used a personal email account last year for government ...
The male-chauvinist group Proud Boys have been described by US federal authorities as an "extremist group with ties to white nationalism".
Donald Trump has come under increasing scrutiny for his treatment of military affairs and failure to visit service members deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq.
An argument outside a Chicago hospital turned deadly on Monday when a man pulled out a gun and killed an emergency room doctor.
The crimes had baffled authorities across the US for decades, until a 78-year-old prisoner in a Texas jail began talking.
Bali Nine member Matthew Norman still hopes to be freed one day - and he has a message for fellow Bali Nine member Renae Lawrence on the eve of her release.
Incandescent material burst as high as one kilometre above the crater and flows of hot rock and ash extended nearly three kilometers down slope after ...
A US judge temporarily blocked an order by President Donald Trump that barred asylum for immigrants who enter the country illegally from Mexico.
Residents regard this as one of the biggest conservation success stories in South Asia - an entire village transformed.
Most of the world considers the settlements, built on land Israel captured in the 1967 war, to be a violation of international law.
The bugs feed on key crops and a report released this year found New Zealand's annual economic output could fall by NZ$4.2 billion ($3.9 billion).
Russian prosecutors accused Bill Browder, a prominent critic of Vladimir Putin, of ordering the murder of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and several other business associates.
The so-called "yellow vest" movement was born out of a backlash against higher fuel prices, but has tapped a broader dissatisfaction with President ...
White House ethics officials learnt of Trump's repeated use of personal email when reviewing emails to respond to a public records lawsuit.
The White House has also announced new rules for journalists at press conferences, including one question only.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg once set out a bit of digital-world wisdom that became his company's informal motto: "Move fast and break things."
Rain is expected in fire-affected parts of California this week, as authorities confirm 80 people have died and almost 1000 are still listed as missing.
The last time there was an imperial-scale contest for power over Australia's sphere it was on the Kokoda Track. The contemporary Kokoda campaign was ...
NASA is considering selling seats on the spacecraft that will ferry its astronauts to the International Space Station.
But visa cost and immigration bureaucracy are still a turn-off for would-be Aussie professionals heading for the UK.
Three senators have argued that Acting Attorney-General Matthew Whitaker's appointment is unconstitutional and a federal judge should remove him.
Forensic teams are sifting through ash and dirt looking for the remains of 993 people still listed as missing.
White House officials reportedly told Acosta they would suspend his press pass once a temporary restraining order expires.
Vice chancellor Ian Jacobs says the university did careful due diligence before joining forces on artificial intelligence, renewable energy and health science.
