Australian police have released CCTV video of a bungling arsonist who set their own pants alight and had to hot-foot it from ...

In Riga Russian Theatre's rehearsal room, actors gather for a table-read of the season's big premiere, "Lady Macbeth" -- but ...

Donald Trump will be sentenced Friday for covering up hush money payments to a porn star despite the US President-elect's ...

Nobel peace prize laureate Malala Yousafzai will attend a summit on girls' education hosted by her native Pakistan, where she ...

In a remote village in Tajikistan's soaring mountains, Muslikhiddin Makhmudzoda relies on a mobile phone to light his modest ...

In the skies above Los Angeles, air tankers and helicopters silhouetted by the setting California sun dart in and out of ...

Months of dry weather and recent strong winds created optimal conditions for the deadly wildfires engulfing Los Angeles, but ...

Venezuela pro-democracy figurehead Maria Corina Machado was briefly detained by security forces Thursday after emerging from months of hiding to lead a protest in Caracas, defiantly promising after he ...

A Russian court was to issue guilty verdicts Friday in an "extremism" trial against three lawyers who worked for Alexei ...

Darius Garland erupted for 40 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers came from behind to extend their unbeaten streak to 12 games ...

Organisers of India's Kumbh Mela have prepared to host a staggering 400 million devotees at the six-week Hindu festival that ...

Equities fell again in Asia on Friday as traders prepared for the release of US jobs data that could play a key role in the ...