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.
Pascal Lamy may have to hand off the completion of the Doha round of global trade talks to his successor.
A shooting outside a shopping center in Canada's largest city Toronto killed one person and injured another Saturday night.
The White House said on Friday that the threat by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to launch rocket attack on the United States only deepened its isolation.
Despite moderation in the Chinese economy, United States-based companies remain upbeat on the near-term outlook of their businesses here, according to the results of a recent survey.
The US embassy in Chile has apologized for an tweet indicating it was bored by former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet's bid to run in the November presidential elections.
The gunman who killed 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school fired 154 rounds in less than 5 minutes, selecting high capacity magazines from a home arsenal stocked with swords, knives and a cache of guns, officials said.
Obama attempted to inject fresh momentum into efforts to pass gun-control legislation, pleading with US lawmakers not to forget those shot to death in Newtown three months ago.
Global food prices continued to decline for six consecutive months, but still remain very high and close to their historical peaks, the World Bank said.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will depart from New York on Saturday for a five-nation European tour, dealing with issues such as the anti-poverty targets and chemical weapons.
IMF urged policymakers of both developed and developing countries to reform energy subsidies, arguing that this could alleviate budgetary pressures and generate big gains.
More than 60 new vehicles will be on the 2013 New York Auto Show, said the organizer.
Defense attorneys for the former graduate student accused of killing 12 people at a movie theater have offered to have him plead guilty in exchange for a life prison term.
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