Reuters

The Nobel Peace Prize-winning monk has suggested his title could end when he dies.

Crude prices have risen about 50 percent from multiyear lows hit in January on glut worries.

The move will allow U.S. computer maker Dell to trim some of the $43 billion in debt it is taking on to fund its acquisition of EMC Corp.

Fairly strong consumer spending led to an upward revision in U.S. economic growth in the fourth quarter.

The city chief of patrol, who did not apply for the top job, would take charge of the department at least temporarily, the Chicago Tribune reported.

The operation will give Japan a permanent intelligence-gathering post close to East China Sea islands claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing.

The new case, reported by the health ministry, is that of a 46-year-old woman whose partner was infected while in Haiti.

The Houthis had handed over nine Saudi prisoners in exchange for 100 of their own fighters.

A 32-year-old man was detained in Rotterdam at the request of the French, Netherlands authorities say.

Didier Enrique “Electric” Ramirez is accused of killing Nelson Garcia, an associate of the assassinated leader Berta Caceres.

Thousands of Sadr’s supporters began a sit-in at the district’s gates more than a week ago and continued to camp out despite heavy rains earlier in the day.

The leftist president’s opponents want to impeach her over accusations she manipulated government accounts.

Rival and disputed commemorations of the 1916 revolt show the bitter divisions that remain a century later.

Raids in France, Italy and Germany show greater European cooperation after yet another deadly intelligence failure.

Brussels prosecutors have charged another man in a related raid in France this week that authorities say foiled an apparent attack plot.

Amnesty called the sentencing of Alaa Brinji “a clear violation of international law” and said it showed intolerance of the right to peaceful expression.

Two missiles hit the fighters who had gathered in courtyards in the villages of al-Hudhn and Naqeel al-Hayala, local residents said.

The burning is part of a Mexican Holy Week tradition where people burn effigies to represent Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus Christ, according to the Bible.

Jia Jia, who writes a regular column for Tencent Online, was detained possibly in connection with an online letter critical of China’s President Xi Jinping.

The man was the subject of an arrest warrant issued by Belgian authorities for producing and procuring false documents to be used in illegal immigration.

Hung Hsiu-chu, a pro-China politician known as "Little Hot Chili Pepper," defeated three other candidates for the position.

Just days after the Brussels attacks, the Roman Catholic leader focused his Saturday night message on the importance of assisting others.

After the Belgium attacks, Muslim leaders in the U.S. have been meeting with law enforcement in hopes of preventing hate crimes.

A legal brief was filed following a visit to Argentina by U.S. President Barack Obama, who praised the reforms of his counterpart.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, in response to a request from state officials, will continue its aid until Aug. 14.

President Joseph Kabila, whose allies won 14 of 19 governors' elections Saturday, is believed to be preparing to run for a third term.

Rockets fired by ISIS during clashes with Iraqi Kurdish fighters landed in a base where Turkish troops were deployed, the Turkish army said.

The Republican has said the U.S. should be reimbursed by countries for which it provides protection, even those with vast resources.

While smartphones are now the Swiss Army knives of the electronic age, their appeal to consumers has shifted from aesthetics to apps and services.