A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 struck off the southwestern coast of Sumatra Friday in the same area shaken by a major 8.4-magnitude temblor that killed 13 people earlier in ...

Five hours of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and top United States negotiators did not yield a breakthrough compromise on a possible Ukraine peace deal, a Kremlin aide said early ...

Editor's note: Dr. Thomas H. Murray is chief executive of The Hastings Center, a nonprofit research institute on bioethics in Garrison, New York. Murray was formerly director of the Center for ...

As Democrats on Capitol Hill move toward revealing landmark bills to drastically reform the nation's health care system, the White House and the Democratic National Committee are increasing efforts to ...

The death of Nathan Chapman, the first American soldier to die by enemy fire in Afghanistan, has touched those who knew him at home. His body is expected to return to his home in Fort Lewis, ...

CNN’s Dana Bash breaks down President Trump’s comments about affordability, claiming the word is a “con job by the Democrats,” and the reaction she’s hearing from one of the president’s allies.

Meanwhile veteran Inter midfielder Luis Figo will retire at the end of the season (CNN)-- Inter Milan claimed their fourth ...

Karzai also met Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to discuss the international peace-keeping force which is set to arrive in Afghanistan shortly after the new administration is sworn in. Italy ...

A State Department team is back in Washington after more than two weeks in Baghdad investigating diplomatic security practices, including the use of private security firms such as Blackwater USA, a ...

(CNN) --Some lawmakers are objecting to the frequent use of celebrities at congressional hearings to generate publicity. Last week, U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, skipped a Senate Environment and ...