Reuters

A 46-year-old Fijian citizen with New Zealand residency was found guilty of people-trafficking offenses after promising 15 Fijian workers well-paid jobs in New Zealand.

Heavy rain combined with high tides raised concerns of flooding in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, and other coastal parts of the state into Thursday morning.

U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley has called a hearing next Tuesday to scrutinize the wave of consolidation.

The soggy Asian start followed an uninspiring performance overnight on Wall Street where the Dow lost 0.2 percent and the S&P 500 shed 0.1 percent.

The public appears to have mostly responded to these issues along party lines, with nearly twice as many Republicans expressing concern as Democrats.

Washington has confirmed that a total of nine people freed from Guantanamo have rejoined militant groups.

The true nuclear capability of the isolated and secretive state is impossible to verify.

While the package constitutes the most U.S. military aid ever given to any country, it entails concessions by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Household incomes rose for the first time in eight years, and the poverty rate fell. But as Fred Katayama reports, the U.S. has ways to go before making a big dent in poverty.

The deal is expected to close by the end of 2017, the source told Reuters on Wednesday.

The deal agreed to a seven-day period of reduced violence and increased humanitarian aid deliveries.

Taiwan’s new President Tsai Ing-wen has not said whether the government would allow a visit by the Dalai Lama, who congratulated Tsai on her “remarkable” victory.

With Suu Kyi no longer an opposition figure, the United States is weighing a further easing of sanctions against Myanmar.

The takeover at Malheur was the latest flare-up in a decades-old conflict over federal control of millions of acres of public land in the West.

Obama's campaign appearance was his first as a solo act on behalf of Clinton as he tries to ensure Democrats retain control of the White House.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that it had received not a single report of combatants or civilians killed by fighting in any areas covered by the truce.

The space services company suspended Falcon 9 flights while it investigates why the rocket burst into flames on Sept. 1 as it was being fueled.

The deal will represent the biggest pledge of U.S. military assistance ever made to any country.

Any sense of calm in markets looked fragile after three volatile trading days that saw bond yields soar and stocks rack up heavy losses.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday that the dispute over access to river water in the technology hub of Bengaluru must be resolved peacefully.

Clashes erupted in a Chinese village known for its grassroots push for democracy after at least 13 people were arrested Tuesday, according to Hong Kong media and residents.

The once powerful former speaker Eduardo Cunha was banned from politics for eight years and faces arrest now as he has lost his congressional prerogatives.

The two bombers conducted a low-altitude flight over Osan Air Base in South Korea, which is 77 km (48 miles) from the Demilitarized Zone border with the North.

On Sunday, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Marcus Peters, also black, raised his fist during the national anthem.

The plan amounted to a "reverse Ponzi scheme" where unsuspecting employers expecting to buy affordable policies instead bought costly "reinsurance" requiring them to cover each other's losses.

Television footage showed flames pouring from burnt-out vehicles while police said the local metro network had been temporarily suspended.

The Philippines president said he was concerned the troops' presence could hurt an offensive against local militants.

Major European stock indexes fell as much as 2 percent in early deals, putting them on course for their biggest losses since June.

Health and city officials in Thailand expressed concern that disclosing information about the virus would damage its tourism industry.