Avaneesh Pandey

The SpaceX CEO clarified his earlier comments, where he said that the fastest way to make the red planet livable was "to drop thermonuclear weapons over the poles."

Mass-shooting incidents can be contagious, with the likelihood of a similar event increasing for a time after one takes place, according to a recent study.

Children in Yemen are bearing the brunt of a bloody and protracted conflict, with a staggering 1.7 million of them now facing the risk of malnutrition.

The latest set of photos from the spacecraft show a complex surface shaped by a violent history, and covered in mountains, canyons and craters.

Hillary Clinton's comments indicate a marked departure from the White House's stance and come as the Russian intervention threatens to escalate the multi-pronged conflict in Syria.

Investors awaited Friday's release of a crucial U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, which might provide clues to a potential rate hike by the Federal Reserve later this year.

The plan would allow the world's No. 3 polluter to see emission levels rise over time, but at a rate slower than they would under "business as usual."

A spokesman for the militant group said that its fighters were responsible for shooting down a U.S. C-130 aircraft over Jalalabad, in which at least 11 people were killed.

German prosecutors said Thursday that an earlier statement about Martin Winterkorn being under criminal investigation was "formulated incorrectly."

While data from China showed its factories continued to suffer, markets seemed to be taking heart from the support of central banks worldwide.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov defended his country's latest offensive in Syria, and said there was no evidence of civilian deaths from the airstrikes.

The retail giant is expected to cut down staff at its Bentonville, Arkansas, headquarters to cut costs and make operations more efficient, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Several Latino farm and ranching groups spoke out against the USDA’s $1.3 billion claims process fund for addressing discrimination, terming it unfair.

Japan's Nikkei 225 index led the market rout in Asia, dropping to an eight-month low and closing down 4.1 percent.

In the coming days, the German automaker is likely to announce a "comprehensive" plan to refit up to 11 million vehicles equipped with "defeat devices."

Four British nationals who traveled to Syria and Iraq in 2013 and 2014 now face a travel ban, and will have their assets frozen.

The Reserve Bank of India cut the repo rate to 6.75 percent from 7.25 percent -- a higher-than-expected cut that brought the key interest rate to its lowest level in four years.

The Afghan government also began a counterattack after the Taliban took over large parts of the strategically located city in northern Afghanistan on Monday.

British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that his government will provide $8.8 billion between April 2016 and March 2021 to countries most affected by climate change.

Investors continued to exercise caution ahead of the release of key economic indicators in the U.S. and China.

The company, which won approval in August to drill the Burger J well in the Chukchi Sea, said indications of potential were insufficient to warrant further exploration.

Astrosat, which is equipped to observe the universe in the optical, ultraviolet and X-ray regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, has a lifespan of five years.

Julie Bishop, the country's foreign minister, said that about 120 Australians are fighting for ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Following last week's damning revelations, the list of countries that have launched investigations into the carmaker’s malpractices has continued to grow.

The surface feature, containing several snakeskin-like structures, has been informally named "Tartarus Dorsa," after a region of the underworld in Greek mythology.

In China, however, the Shanghai Composite Index fell 1.6 percent, ending a day of volatile trading on Asian bourses.

On the first day of his five-day trip to the U.S., the Indian prime minister aggressively wooed U.S. tech leaders by promising reforms in governance.

A senior official of the country's state-run oil firm told the Wall Street Journal that oil exports are likely to increase by 500,000 barrels a day by late November or early December.

Oslo's Norges Bank slashed its deposit rate by 25 basis points, citing a fall in investments triggered by a decline in oil prices.