About two-thirds of Americans say a special prosecutor should investigate contacts between Russians and Trump campaign associates, according to a new CNN/ORC poll, and 55% say they are at least somewhat concerned by reports that some connected to the Trump campaign had contact with suspected Russian operatives.
US President Donald Trump's Russia problems seem to be getting worse by the week -- Attorney General Jeff Sessions has become the latest senior Trump official to be found within a murky web of ties and contacts to Russia.
The barely-disguised delight in Moscow that greeted Donald Trump's victory on November 8 has gradually melted into a mixture of confusion and frustration.
Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- who was in office when the country banned access to Twitter -- joined the social media platform Sunday.
A Russian lawmaker has urged that country's government to ban Disney's new "Beauty and the Beast" remake after labeling it "a blatant, shameless propaganda of sin and perverted sexual relationships."
North Korea's test of a ballistic missile this week showed new, more dangerous capabilities in its missile program, but the Pentagon says the US and its Asian allies have defenses to deal with threat.
China's announcement of the smallest percentage increase to its military budget since 2010 -- around 7% (to approximately $148 billion) -- seems designed in part to project the image of being the sober, peaceful force in the Asia-Pacific sphere.
In his address to Congress on Tuesday evening, President Trump affirmed that "America respects the right of all nations to chart their own path." In that spirit, he continued, "My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the United States of America."
François Fillon's bid for France's presidency appears increasingly imperiled after it was announced that a "respectful exit plan" for the embattled candidate will be discussed at a party meeting on Monday.
Each year, environmental pollutants cost an estimated 1.7 million lives among children under 5, according to World Health Organization reports released Monday.
Twelve residents of the war-torn Iraqi city of Mosul were treated for injuries from a suspected chemical attack this week, an official with the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
South Korea is quadrupling its reward fee for defectors from North Korea who are willing to hand over classified information on the reclusive country's military secrets.
