Oscar Pistoriusβ prison sentence was more than doubled to 13 years and five months on Friday, a surprisingly dramatic intervention by South Africaβs Supreme Court of Appeal in the Olympic athleteβs fate after the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Workers at a half dozen Amazon distribution centers in Germany and one in Italy walked off the job Friday, in a protest timed to coincide with βBlack Fridayβ to demand better wages from the American online giant.
Egyptian state news agency MENA reports that 85 people have been killed in a bombing and shooting attack on a mosque in the volatile northern Sinai Peninsula, in what appeared to be the latest attack by the areaβs local Islamic State affiliate.
The relatives of the crew on the San Juan submarine are hoping for the best, but bracing for the worst.
Astronauts at the International Space Station will feast Thursday on pouches of Thanksgiving turkey.
The United Nationsβ Yugoslav war crimes tribunal convicted Bosnian Serb military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic on Wednesday of genocide and crimes against humanity, and sentenced him to life in prison for atrocities during Bosniaβs 1992-1995 war.
The Trump administration is due to announce new sanctions on North Korea on Tuesday after declaring it a state sponsor of terrorism in the latest push to isolate the pariah nation.
The Trump administration said it will allow the importation of body parts from African elephants shot for sport, contending that encouraging wealthy big-game hunters to kill them will aid the vulnerable species.
Three UCLA basketball players are set to answer questions this morning after returning to the United States.
Zimbabweβs army said Wednesday it has President Robert Mugabe and his wife in custody and is securing government offices and patrolling the capitalβs streets following a night of unrest that included a military takeover of the state broadcaster.
President Trump is in the Philippines this morning on the final stop of his Asian tour.
President Trump is feeling confident about his time with Chinese President Xi Jingping. The next stop on his Asia tour is Vietnam, where a high-profile meeting could be on the agenda.
The relationship between the U.S. and China is strong and it will be even better in the future.
North Korea has been put on notice as President Trump issues new threats to Pyongyang and it's nuclear program.
In a striking shift of tone, President Donald Trump abandoned his aggressive rhetoric toward North Korea on Tuesday, signaling a willingness to negotiate as he urged Pyongyang to βcome to the tableβ and βmake a deal.β
President Trump is preparing leave for a wide-ranging tour of Asia. Items such as trade discussions will be on the agenda but the one issue that will hover over his visit is likely to be North Korea.Β
Scientists say they have found a hidden chamber in Egyptβs Great Pyramid of Giza, in what would be the first such discovery in the structure since the 19th century and one likely to spark a new surge of interest in the pharaohs.
U.S. special operations forces captured a militant in Libya accused of playing an instrumental role in the Benghazi attacks, officials said Monday, in a high-stakes operation designed to bring the perpetrators to justice five years after the deadly violence.
It's been more than a month now since hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, with most of the island still without power. Now, a company that was hired to remedy the situation may soon be replaced.
Their engine was crippled, their mast was damaged, and things went downhill from there for two women who set out to sail the 2,700 miles from Hawaii to Tahiti.
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