Avaneesh Pandey

Prospects of an interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve in September has made world markets jittery.

Parts of the 2,000-year-old temple were reportedly blown up by ISIS Sunday afternoon -- just days after the destruction of the ancient Baalshamin temple.

Despite massive protests over the weekend calling for his ouster, the Malaysian prime minister has refused to step down, rejecting all allegations against him.

The American astrophysicist hosts a "Cosmos"-style featurette for the upcoming sci-fi movie starring Matt Damon.

While Asian stocks extended their recovery Friday, European shares failed to hold on to their modest early gains.

China needs to make its service sector more "open, dynamic and innovative" by giving foreign service providers a "level-playing field," an American nonprofit said.

Australia will fail to meet its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets under current policy measures, according to a new analysis.

The deal provides the war-torn nation an immediate debt relief of approximately $3.6 billion.

European shares are now on course to recover most of the week's losses on a day that saw Chinese and Asian stocks make significant gains.

"The Story of Kullervo" -- a retelling of a part of the 19th century Finnish epic poem “The Kalevala” -- is believed to be the first prose written by the "Lord of the Rings" author.

The Shanghai Composite Index clocked its biggest one-day gain in eight weeks. Other Asian markets also closed higher.

Univision CEO Randy Falco accused the GOP presidential hopeful of showing "complete disregard" for the feelings of "countless Hispanics" in the country.

The ivory, seized during a series of raids earlier this year, was destroyed in a public ceremony attended by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha.

The 140 billion yuan stimulus was provided through the central bank's short-term liquidity operations to enhance cash flow and stabilize funding costs.

Following a day of volatility in Asian markets, European stocks fell sharply in Wednesday morning trade.

During a lecture Tuesday, the famed British cosmologist put forward a new idea to resolve a long-standing conundrum -- the black hole "information paradox."

While stocks in Japan, South Korea and Australia recovered, benchmark indexes in India fell yet again.

Profits after tax tumbled to $1.91 billion -- its worst performance in over a decade.

The move is the fifth one since November by the People’s Bank of China, which is struggling to contain a stock market crash and stem an economic slowdown.

After suffering severe losses on Monday, European indexes jumped over 3 percent during early trade Tuesday.

The price of crude oil recovered slightly from Monday's record lows but prices are predicted to fall further to 2008 levels.

Most Asian markets, which started recovering after Monday’s dramatic fall, were hit by wild fluctuations Tuesday.

On Monday, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said that economic sanctions against Tehran might begin to be lifted as early as spring next year.

Researchers warn of "very dramatic and very fast" changes to the boreal forest cover, which accounts for nearly 30 percent of the planet's total forest area.

European stocks fell sharply at the open on Monday even as the price of crude oil hit its lowest level since 2009, and the euro appreciated to six-month highs.

Markets around the world plunged to multi-year lows Monday as Chinese stocks suffered their biggest one-day loss since the peak of the global financial crisis.

The images, captured during Cassini's fifth and final close approach of the moon, include high-resolution photos of Dione's pockmarked surface.

A Change.org petition calling for the former "Daily Show" host to moderate one of the 2016 presidential debates has gathered over 200,000 signatures.

Scientists are conducting experiments to see if the mysterious dark energy is the product of interactions between hypothetical "chameleon" particles.