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.
Newly-appointed Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Canadian counterpart John Baird held a phone conversation Tuesday and the two sides agreed to advance the bilateral relations.
US President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday commemorated the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.
Representatives from almost 200 UN member states have gathered in New York City to hammer out a binding international treaty that will end unregulated sales of conventional arms.
Seven US Marines died from an explosion during a drill at a Nevada base, broadcasters said Tuesday.
Low property prices in Detroit, United States, have lured global investors, many of them Chinese, to the city keen to join the buying spree, housing agents said.
Venezuela's acting President Nicolas Maduro enjoyed a commanding 14.4 percentage point lead over his main rival, the opposition leader Henrique Capriles, ahead of the next month's election.
US authorities on Monday said the death of a three-year-old Russian-born boy was accidental, and that no criminal charges will be filed against his US adoptive parents.
Like many social media trends, the confession craze captivates teenagers and 20-somethings - but alarms teachers, law enforcement officers and counselors.
2013/2014 summer collections are presented during Sao Paulo Fashion Week in Sao Paulo.
Amanda McMillan introduces US President Barack Obama at a Women's History Month reception at the White House in Washington, March 18, 2013. McMillan sued her employer in MIssissippi for allegedly denying her a promotion to a sales job because of her gender.
A private jet apparently experiencing mechanical trouble crashed Sunday in an Indiana neighborhood, hitting three homes and killing two people aboard the plane, authorities said.
The figure skating world championships closed on Sunday as they almost always do with a glitzy gala, arguments and controversy.