Avaneesh Pandey

Over a period of six decades, hundreds of children in the Altoona–Johnstown Diocese were sexually abused by priests, a report by the state investigative grand jury said.

The space agency selected a team led by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics to design a “low boom” supersonic passenger plane.

The number of jobless people in the 19-nation bloc continued to drop in January, as robust German growth offset high unemployment in Spain and Greece.

The British banking giant reported a 2 percent drop in full-year profit and announced that it would gradually reduce its 62.3 percent stake in Barclays Africa Group Ltd.

The syndrome, which is usually triggered by an infection, is a severe neurological disorder that can cause temporary paralysis.

The meeting, scheduled to take place Tuesday, comes at a time when Russia’s oil-dependent economy is reeling under recession.

The move will continue to raise questions about whether China can pull off its shift to an economy oriented toward domestic demand and away from export-led growth.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his moderate allies have secured a majority in the clerical assembly, and are poised to take all 30 parliamentary seats in Tehran.

The distinctive blue bubble surrounds a distant "Wolf-Rayet star," described by NASA as celestial bodies that "live fast and die hard."

In a close contest Sunday, Alvin Yeung from Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Civic Party won 37 percent of the votes, defeating the pro-establishment candidate.

Senior officials from the two nations will meet Monday to discuss a host of bilateral issues, ranging from economic cooperation to counterterrorism operations.

The binding referendum on the controversial proposal, described by critics as Switzerland’s “Nazi moment,” will be held Sunday.

Tiangong-2 will be launched later this year, advancing China’s ambitious plan to build its own space station by 2022.

A partial ceasefire agreement, brokered by the U.S. and Russia last week, held for the second day Sunday, despite some violations.

The model computer utilizes short strings of proteins, powered by Adenosine triphosphate, working in parallel to solve complex mathematical problems.

A couple living in Paris tested positive for the virus, which has been linked to congenital defects in babies born to infected pregnant women.

The deal announced Thursday has run into trouble over disagreements between the two companies over financial disclosures.

The two companies paid millions of dollars in kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's regime between 1996 and 2003, when Iraq was subject to a raft of international sanctions.

The particle, discovered during an analysis of the data collected by Fermilab’s Tevatron collider, consists of four distinct "flavors" of quarks and antiquarks.

The ailing bank, which is 73 percent owned by the British government, reported its eighth consecutive year of net loss Friday.

According to Americans for Tax Fairness, the deal would allow the U.S. pharma giant to "permanently dodge" taxes owed on about $148 billion in overseas profits.

For the first time ever, scientists have been able to determine the location of these intense bursts of radio emission that last only milliseconds.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dropped 6.4 percent Thursday, as profit-taking by investors ended a short-lived rally.

The Thursday meeting to discuss the spiraling humanitarian crisis will also include representatives from non-EU members Serbia, Macedonia and Turkey.

The Japanese electronics giant, which had earlier accepted the takeover bid, reportedly sent over a new document to Taiwan’s Foxconn.

The Chinese internet search giant will report its fourth-quarter earnings after markets close Thursday.

A key gauge of economic activity for February in the 19-nation bloc predicts overall growth could slow further.

"For those members who care about signing new trade deals outside the EU, we would be looking at years and years of delay," Cameron told Parliament Monday, in reference to a potential Brexit.

The reality at the level of subatomic particles has long baffled scientists by its inherent uncertainty and unpredictability. However, a new study posits a more intuitive explanation for this "weirdness."