Avaneesh Pandey

Despite the continuing turmoil in global markets, hiring in the services sector is expected to have continued at a strong pace in December.

A heavily annotated edition of Adolf Hitler's semi-autobiographical tome will hit German bookshops Friday for the first time in 70 years.

In a gloomy outlook for the new year, the U.K.'s chancellor of the exchequer also warned against “creeping complacency” that might hamper domestic growth.

Scientists had long wondered if the binary star system, with its distinctive envelope of gas and dust, was one of a kind. The answer, obtained after decades of painstaking research, is no.

Amid further turmoil in the Chinese stock market, oil prices dropped to levels not seen in over 11 years while global stocks traded broadly lower.

Persisting uncertainties and headwinds in emerging economies forced the international lender to trim global growth forecast for the third straight year.

The leakage, which began in October, has released over 79,000 tons of the potent greenhouse gas methane so far and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents.

In 2015, as wars and conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, and parts of Asia worsened, a total of 1.1 million people sought refuge in Germany.

Investors failed to shrug off lingering concerns over China’s economy, and news of a possible nuclear test in North Korea dampened risk appetite.

One of the black holes in the galaxy SDSS J1126+2944 is significantly smaller than the other and apparently “naked,” or starved of stars.

In a video aired by Iranian state television Tuesday, senior officials can be seen inspecting ballistic missiles in an underground bunker.

A hydrogen bomb, which is powered by nuclear fusion, is much more destructive than an atomic bomb.

The new technique uses slight variations in the brightness of stars to give a more accurate measurement of surface gravity.

According to Russia's RIA Novosti, Moscow is open to playing mediator to settle discord between the two Middle Eastern countries following the execution of a top Shiite cleric.

On 2016’s first trading day, stocks worldwide were dragged sharply lower by fresh evidence of a Chinese slowdown and Mideast tensions.

Hong Kong bookseller Lee Bo, who went missing last Wednesday, is the fifth person associated with a publisher critical of Beijing to disappear in two months.

In a statement released Sunday, the Facebook founder unveiled a plan to build an artificially intelligent assistant.

In his weekly radio address, U.S. President Barack Obama said he was moving unilaterally on the issue of gun violence because Congress has failed to act.

German officials received information that militants from Iraq and Syria were planning suicide attacks in the city, Munich police chief Hubertus Andrae said Friday.

The Israeli education ministry ruled against the inclusion of the 2014 novel "Borderlife" in the high school curriculum.

The Indian capital, which holds the notorious distinction of being the most polluted city, will see limited movement of private vehicles over two weeks.

The Chinese central bank is expected to further cut interest rates in order to boost growth and ward off deflation risks.

Temperatures in the North Pole rose above freezing Wednesday, as a "freak" storm created a low-pressure system over the region.

Germany's DAX Index, which outperformed most of its global peers, ended a volatile year up nearly 9.6 percent. In 2016, the index is expected to gain 9.8 percent.

The bill, passed by the lower house of the parliament Wednesday, enables the government to replace the heads of state radio and television.

Egypt suspended the free internet program, which critics say violates net neutrality, just days it was temporarily banned in India.

The Dampe satellite, nicknamed Wukong, was launched on Dec. 17 to look for the elusive substance that makes up 85 percent of all matter in the universe.

Two personal bankers at the bank's branch in Brooklyn allegedly stole nearly $400,000 from at least 15 accounts between August 2012 and October 2013.

The dog grabbed international headlines earlier this month, when a Thai factory worker was arrested and charged with making "sarcastic" remarks about it.