UC Santa Barbara students attend a candlelight vigil following Friday's series of drive-by shootings that left 7 people dead in the Isla Vista section of Santa Barbara May 24, 2014.
Furious about a report that the US spied on her communications, Brazilian President may cancel a planned White House visit unless she receives a public apology.
The US government faces billions of dollars in potential costs if it decides to cancel foreign military aid to Egypt, a senior Pentagon official told Reuters on Wednesday.
An activist shouts slogans next to riot police standing guard as teachers from Mexico's southern states belonging to the dissident teacher's union CNTE march during a protest against educational reforms, near Mexico's Interior Ministry building in Mexico City September 4, 2013.
A New York auction house is showing off what it calls the world's greatest white diamond on the block - a 118-carat stone from Africa the size of a small egg.
A 17-year-old student was stabbed dead and three others were injured during a fight at a high school in the US state of Texas early Wednesday, local media reported.
US President Barack Obama has garnered Republican leaders' support for a military strike on Syria, but still faces an uphill climb in winning enough Congressional support to attack the embattled Arab country.
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a resolution on Wednesday authorizing limited U.S. military intervention in Syria.
Syria strike plan faces tough sell in Congress
Russia sends missile cruiser to Mediterranean
Chinese President Xi Jinping met on Wednesday with his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) summit to be held on September 5-6.
A 17-year-old student was stabbed dead and three others were injured during a fight at a high school in the US state of Texas early Wednesday, local media reported.
There were signs on Tuesday that US President Barack Obama may get a green light from lawmakers.
Disputes between US electronics giant Apple and Chinese writers continues as the second trial of a lawsuit opens and writers claim the company sold their books without consent.
China confirmed on Wednesday that US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel will visit China in mid-September.