The government of Puerto Rico confirmed on Monday that it failed to make a $58 million debt payment in a significant escalation of the debt crisis facing the US island territory.
US President Barack Obama framed climate change as the toughest and most pressing challenge of our time on Monday, as he unveiled limits on US power plant emissions.
A shooting at a Toronto nightclub event hosted by rapper Drake that spilled onto the streets early on Tuesday left at least two people dead and three others wounded, the police said.
Grabbing something hot and tasty on the move? You have the ancient Romans to thank. "Street food" was their invention, generally enjoyed with wine, gambling or even prostitutes.
An Australian museum said on Monday it will exhibit what it believes is the best opal stone ever found - a 6-cm multi-colored gem found in the Outback named the Virgin Rainbow.
The first thing that strikes you as you enter the Makomboki Tea Factory is the air. It's clear, absent of the dark smoke that billows from the boilers of Kenya's other tea factories.
Nepal's proposed new constitution has sparked fury from women who say their citizenship, property and other rights are being curtailed by the document designed to draw a line under centuries of inequality.
"Partnership" certificates are to be issued to same-sex couples in Tokyo's largest district from November.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday vowed to do "whatever necessary" in Turkey's fight against Kurdish militants, with no end in sight to a two-week cycle of violence.
US Secretary of State John Kerry began talks with Gulf states in Qatar on Monday, seeking to convince them of the merits of last month's nuclear deal with Iran and to discuss the battle against Islamic State militants and the war in Syria.
Israel's security Cabinet has approved new measures against Israelis who attack Palestinians, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying his government will have zero tolerance for Jewish extremists.
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