Chairman ousted as Australia’s public TV hit by politics scandal

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Australia's much-loved public broadcaster scrambled to salvage its hard-won reputation for impartiality Thursday, forcing out its chairman who is accused of intervening in news...

Skripal poisoning suspect is colonel in Russian GRU

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A suspect in the nerve agent poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Britain in March is a colonel in Russia's GRU military intelligence agency,...

Trump says ‘all options’ on the table with Venezuela

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US President Donald Trump hinted Wednesday at a military response to Venezuela, vowing to take action against the leftist-ruled country whose economy has gone...

World leaders gather to breathe new life into Paris accord

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World leaders gathered in New York on Wednesday to try to breathe new life into the Paris global climate accord, amid backsliding from several...

Rare Sumatran tiger found dead in Indonesia

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A critically endangered Sumatran tiger has died after being caught in a hunter's trap on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, an official said Wednesday. Locals...

Top US diplomat to return to N. Korea as Trump hails...

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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday agreed to return to North Korea next month to push forward denuclearization talks as President Donald...

Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: study

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Only one in 20 kids in the United States meets guidelines on sleep, exercise and screen time, and nearly a third are outside recommendations...

Aadhaar: India top court upholds world’s largest biometric scheme

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India's Supreme Court has ruled that the country's controversial biometric identity scheme is constitutional and does not violate the right to privacy. However the court...

Ending decades of doubt, ‘biggest bird’ dispute put to nest

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After more than a century of conflicting evidence, Anglo-French animosity and a H.G. Wells novella involving murder most fowl, scientists said Wednesday they have...

US-Iran: John Bolton warns Iran of ‘hell to pay’ if crossed

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US National Security Adviser John Bolton has warned Iran's rulers that there will be "hell to pay" if they harm the US, its citizens...