The United Nations has chosen Brazil to host the international climate meeting, COP30, in the Amazonian city of Belém do Pará in 2025, the country's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced on Friday.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II faced a potential assassination threat 40 years ago, ahead of a trip to the United States, according to newly released documents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
At least two people died and dozens more were left injured after Russian forces struck a medical facility in the city of Dnipro on Friday morning, after intense shelling rained over central Ukraine overnight.
The credit ratings of US mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae were put on watch for possible downgrade by Fitch Ratings late Thursday. A downgrade is not expected to happen, as a deal to resolve the debt ceiling standoff continues to be worked out in Washington, but even the warning is having an impact on mortgage rates.
Police in Germany have launched a criminal investigation into Roger Waters, the co-founder of Pink Floyd, after he appeared dressed in a costume resembling a Nazi uniform during two concerts in Berlin last week.
Maryland's Supreme Court on Thursday blocked the reinstatement of Adnan Syed's murder conviction while it decides whether to hear his appeal in the long-running, twisted tale.
The 424 sites administered by the US National Park Service continued to rebound from the pandemic last year, and a perennial favorite once again landed in the top spot for most visited site for 2022.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, now officially a candidate for president, is no longer tiptoeing around former President Donald Trump -- nor is he being shy about his plans to flex the powers of the presidency like never before if he wins the White House.
A 19-year-old college baseball player has died from head injuries after a dugout collapsed on him while he was volunteering in Pennsylvania, according to school officials.
Far from the crowds of Bodrum and Alaçatı, Turkey's Aegean coast is home to historic beach towns and idyllic islands. Ayvalık, famous for its olive oil mills, is one of the prettiest -- and nearby island Cunda makes for a perfect twin-center break.
Malta, Gozo and Comino are the three inhabited islands that make up the Mediterranean nation of Malta. From the world's oldest prehistoric temples to family-friendly beaches and top notch scuba diving, this diverse archipelago really has something for everyone.
A man has been freed from prison after serving 33 years for a crime Los Angeles prosecutors now say he didn't commit, after reviewing exonerating evidence revealed by another prisoner six years ago, the district attorney announced.
An 11-year-old Mississippi boy who was shot by a police officer after he called 911 for help is recovering after being released from the hospital, according to his family.
The Taliban should be investigated for crimes against humanity over their brutal crackdown on the rights and freedoms of women in Afghanistan, two leading human rights organizations have urged.
Most Americans continue to say gun control laws should be generally stricter, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS, which finds broad support for preventing people under the age of 21 from buying any type of gun. At the same time, the country remains closely divided about how the availability of guns affects public safety, with sharp differences in views across partisan and demographic lines.