Avaneesh Pandey

The U.S. president's signing of the disaster declaration means federal funding will become available to flood victims in Harris, Hays and Van Zandt counties.

In a new study, scientists described the use of an “intelligent trial and error” algorithm that allows robots to adapt to situations instinctively.

A new study points toward a potential breakthrough in the treatment of retrograde amnesia -- a condition that results in an inability to recall established memories.

A U.N. official had urged the organization to include the Israeli military in a list of states and organizations accused of violating children’s rights during armed conflicts.

Through its 'Katibah Nusantara' unit, the Islamic State group is allegedly attempting to target countries in the Malay Archipelago, according to a Singapore-based analyst.

Newly unearthed jawbone fossils found in the Afar region of Ethiopia add another member to the list of our long-dead ancestors.

According to a United Nations report, about 795 million people worldwide are going hungry today -- a fall of over 21 percent in the last 25 years.

The militant group, which seized the Unesco World Heritage Site last week, released a video showing the ancient ruins intact and largely undamaged.

In an interview with Al Jazeera, the leader of al Qaeda's Syrian affiliate said that his group's sole focus was the downfall of Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime.

Tony Blair, who served as the British prime minister between 1997 and 2007, has been Quartet’s envoy to the Middle East since he left Downing Street.

Earlier, less rigorous studies have shown that consumption of MDMA -- the active ingredient in the party drug -- can boost confidence, heighten bonding and increase understanding of social cues.

Amnesty International has accused Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, of failing to respect "rights, justice and the rule of law."

Senior officials of the international soccer body have been arrested as corruption probes over future World Cup tournaments and other events intensifies.

BRETT's software, developed by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, uses a branch of artificial intelligence known as “deep learning.”

Narendra Modi, whose party came to power in landslide elections last year, completed a year as India's prime minister on Tuesday.

The Australian government will introduce legislation to strip citizenship from dual nationals engaged in terrorism, both at home and abroad.

Under a new law passed last week, women in Myanmar might be forced to have children at least three years apart.

Winning control of Ramadi, just 70 miles west of Baghdad, last weekend was a major victory for the Islamic State group in Iraq.

The financial aid will be used to fund the fight against environmental disasters and to increase access to clean water and renewable energy.

The star, nicknamed 'Nasty 1,' belongs to a category of stars known as the Wolf-Rayet stars, and is located nearly 3,000 light-years from Earth.

Under the proposed law, wearing a face-covering Islamic veil in public places, including schools, hospitals, and on public transport, would be banned.

With its test collisions carried out late on Wednesday, the Large Hadron Collider has broken the energy record set during its previous run.

The two men, reportedly described as “homegrown violent extremists,” will be produced before a federal court in Santa Ana on Friday.

Emails exchanged by Hillary Clinton and Sidney Blumenthal show that the latter had obtained information about unrest in Libya through “sensitive sources."

Securing a line of credit is considered a step toward an IPO, but Uber is unlikely to do so until next year, the Wall Street Journal reported.

A new discovery in Kenya suggests that our non-human ancestors were making stone tools more than 3 million years ago.

British Prime Minister David Cameron wants to roll out the red carpet to the world's best and brightest while cracking down on illegal immigration.

Farmers in the Sacramento and San Joaquin River delta, who hold the state's “senior water rights,” have proposed to reduce water consumption by 25 percent.

Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida, said that it is "really arrogant" to think the role of humans in climate change is clear.