Avaneesh Pandey

The deal is aimed at preventing clashes between Russian and American aerial forces, and does not constitute U.S. support for Russia's actions in Syria, the Pentagon said.

Research into what has been dubbed an “alien megastructure” around KIC 8462852 has now begun in earnest, with SETI training the Allen Telescope Array to study the star.

While Chinese stocks rose on hopes of further stimulus measures, European markets were dragged down by a drop in major energy and mining stocks.

"This blue planet is our only home and Tibet is its roof," the exiled Buddhist leader said Tuesday, urging leaders to frame a "meaningful” climate change agreement.

"We beat fear with hope, we beat cynicism with hard work,” Justin Trudeau, who led the Liberals to a landslide victory in Canada, said in his victory speech late Monday.

A lack of coordination among European Union countries along the refugees' migration route has created a massive logjam across the Balkans.

The firm reported a net income of $1.02 billion, or 48 cents a share, in the third quarter. Analysts had expected earnings of 62 cents a share.

While Chinese markets were shielded from heavy losses by hopes of government stimulus, other markets around the world remained unaffected.

According to a report by American cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, U.S. companies have continued to face repeated, albeit unsuccessful, intrusions from Chinese hackers.

A day before he's scheduled to unveil a new counterterrorism strategy, British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged $7.7 million to root out extremism in the country.

The German chancellor's visit to Turkey comes just days after the Middle Eastern country rebuffed a joint action program to tackle the region's refugee crisis.

The two accused -- both 17 -- were arrested in connection with the rape of a two-and-a-half year old girl Friday.

The incident took place at the annual ZombiCon festival in Fort Myers late Saturday. The identity of the shooter has not yet been revealed.

Turnout is expected to be low in the politically divided country. Egypt has been without a parliament since 2012, when the Islamist-led lower house was dissolved.

U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had harsh words about Alabama's move to close driver's license offices in majority African-American communities.

The Volkswagen Group accounted for 23.3 percent of the European Union's auto sales in September — its lowest level in six months.

The National Judicial Appointment Commission act, introduced by the Narendra Modi-led government last year, sought to replace a two-decade old system for the appointment of judges to higher courts.

According to some reports, the EU is ready to offer Turkey, whose porous border serves as a gateway to Europe, up to $3.4 billion in aid to stem the flow of refugees.

The Spanish oil giant, which recently completed an $8.3 billion takeover of its Canadian rival Talisman Energy, has been hurt by a massive slump in global oil prices.

The 47 teeth, discovered in a cave in southern China, suggest that modern humans arrived in Asia much earlier than previously believed.

Weak U.S. economic data released Wednesday are seen to have reduced the chances of an imminent rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

A total of 11 million of Volkswagen's diesel vehicles have been affected by the worst crisis in the company's 78-year history.

Only 16 percent of Americans now ascribe to the view that global warming is not real, according to a survey from the University of Michigan.

Images captured by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveal Jupiter's famous "Great Red Spot" in unprecedented detail, and the presence of a rare wave-like structure in the planet's northern hemisphere.

European shares fell at the open Wednesday and Asian stocks closed in the red as investors mulled over the likelihood of new stimulus measures in China.

NASA and Israel have previously conducted several joint experiments in the field of climate and microgravity research.

Amid continuing violence, the security cabinet decided to seal off parts of the city.

The German carmaker, reeling under the biggest crisis in its 78-year history, also announced plans to develop hybrids and electric cars and accelerate its "efficiency programs."

While China reported a sharp decline in September imports, a German survey showed a steep drop in investor confidence in Europe's largest economy.