Reuters

The nation has no choice but to react to the aggressive capabilities of the United States, Dmitry Rogozin, deputy prime minister of defense, said.

Francis said Romero, who was shot while celebrating Mass, had been lapidated after his death by "the hardest stone that exists in the world: the tongue."

The former president, 69, was funny and self-deprecating in a speech to former members of his administration at a Washington hotel Thursday, attendees said.

In one of Bucharest's worst disasters in decades, about 400 people, mostly young adults, stampeded for the exit as the club filled with smoke.

The Federal Reserve is looking to reduce risk in the banking system by determining how much debt and equity the banks should use to fund themselves.

The latest mass release is a result of retroactive reductions to mandatory minimum sentence guidelines for certain non-violent drug offenses.

With a population of nearly 80 million, Iran is the Middle East's second biggest market for beauty products after Saudi Arabia.

Banks favor using chip cards verified by signatures, even though chip-and-PIN usage has led to lower fraud in Europe and elsewhere.

"There's a lot of evidence they misled people," the Democratic front-runner said after a campaign event at a community college in Berlin, New Hampshire.

Three officers responded to an aggravated robbery at a home when a suspect opened fire and was killed during the exchange, a police chief said.

The world's biggest coffee chain said Thursday that its holiday quarter, which began Sept. 28, would be dented by the effect of a strong U.S. dollar.

Speculation on a December rate hike in the U.S. comes amid anxiety over a global slowdown, with a wobbly China in particular triggering volatility in recent months.

Iran's foreign minister also spoke with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday about the July nuclear agreement between Iran and global powers.

Talks via videoconference were held to calm tensions after Beijing rebuked Washington for sending a destroyer near a Chinese man-made island.

Pfizer already faces political pushback at home as presidential candidates take aim at high drug prices and companies looking to avoid paying U.S. taxes.

The aircraft, bound for Caracas, Venezuela, was leaking fuel before departure, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

Johnny Cueto allowed just one run over nine innings in the Royals' 7-1 victory.

Residents of Okinawa oppose the government's plan to move the U.S. Marines' Futenma base to another location on the southern island.

Australia, a key U.S. ally in the region, expressed its strong support for freedom of navigation, while stopping short of welcoming the patrol.

Japan's Nikkei added 0.9 percent, buoyed by data released before the open that showed Japan's industrial output rose 1.0 percent in September.

None of the injuries was believed to be life-threatening, police said.

The United Auto Workers made concessions during the recession. Now that GM and its rivals are generating robust profits, UAW members want a bigger share.

Though they kill roughly the same number of people each year, international funding to fight HIV/AIDS is 10 times higher than to fight TB, health officials noted.

Washington's caution reportedly caused disquiet among some military officials in Japan and the Philippines, feeding concerns about China's ambitions.

The deal extends the federal debt limit through March 2017 and eases automatic spending caps to add $80 billion in new discretionary spending over two years.

The vote to move the deal ahead was 392-37. A House vote on final passage was scheduled for later on Wednesday.

Kansas City scored in the bottom of the 14th inning to gain the edge in the best-of-seven World Series.

Brawls broke out and police sprayed water to disperse dozens of people in front of the offices of Kanalturk and Bugun TV in Istanbul, a live broadcast on Bugun's website showed.

"Once you classify people along lines such that they pose a threat ... you have started the process of dehumanizing them," a human rights commissioner said.