Italy's parliament started voting on Thursday morning to elect a successor to President Giorgio Napolitano, whose seven-year term expires in mid-May.
The funeral of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was held Wednesday in London, with some of the bitter divisions in British society that are a part of her legacy played out as her hearse went past waiting crowds, as well as a respectful and occasionally passionate farewell from many who lined the route of the funeral procession.
A huge explosion occurred at a fertilizer plant Wednesday night in the U.S. state of Texas, likely causing heavy casualties, U.S. media reported.
The FBI confirmed on Wednesday a suspect has been arrested for mailing letters containing poison ricin to President Barack Obama and two others.
U.S. Senate on Wednesday afternoon rejected the proposal to expand background checks on gun purchases, dealing a major blow to gun control efforts led by President Barack Obama and Democrats.
The Washington-based International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday called on different countries to take appropriate reform measures to tackle their specific economic challenges against the backdrop of a three-speed recovery.
Casualties given by sources have been in contradiction after a powerful earthquake measuring 7.5 magnitude on the Richter scale hit southeastern Iran on Tuesday.
About 3,000 Los Angeles County government employees staged a rally Tuesday asking for an end to a five-year salary freeze.
The third victim in Boston Marathon blasts was identified Tuesday as a Chinese national, according to Chinese Consulate officials.
U.S. President Barack Obama will head to Boston on Thursday after the deadly explosions rocked the city's well-known marathon race, the White House announced on Tuesday in a statement.
Three explosions rocked the U.S. city of Boston on Monday afternoon, killing 3 and injuring at least 138, turning the traditional local marathon festivity into a scene of blood and terror.
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday that there is "a window of opportunity" for the Israelis and the Palestinians to restart peace talks.
Washington is facing a difficult situation after the Iraqi wing of al-Qaida network docked with the Nusra Front radical group in Syria, a Syrian state-run paper said Thursday.
The International Conference on Effective Nuclear Regulatory Systems closed here Thursday, urging nuclear regulators worldwide to stress more of the safety regulations than post-accident emergency measures.
The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to open debate on gun control measures advocated by President Barack Obama and mostly Democratic lawmakers, clearing the first hurdle for relevant legislation.
The G8 foreign ministers issued a joint statement on Thursday following their meeting in London, expressing commitments on preventing and ending global and regional conflicts.
U.S. President Barack Obama made a major concession to Republicans Wednesday by calling for cuts in Social Security and Medicare during an ongoing budget battle in Congress.
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