A small village in Lithuania Sunday crowned a 16-month-old white goat as the prettiest goat in an annual beauty pageant that brings out about 500 people despite sweltering temperatures, Reuters reported.
With Europe thrown into turmoil by the British vote to quit the European Union, cooperation between the EU and the U.S.-led NATO alliance is more vital than ever, NATO's chief said Tuesday as he arrived for a meeting with EU leaders.
Although the Great Wall has become China’s pre-eminent national symbol of pride and strength, the construction of its soaring watchtowers and crenelated parapets actually reflected a moment of dynastic weakness.
Iraq's Supreme Court has invalidated a raucous parliament session in which six Cabinet nominees were approved, in a setback for Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's reform efforts.
A 24-year-old weightlifter from Iran who reportedly wants to try his hand in the WWE has been compared to “The Incredible Hulk” due to his oversized biceps.
Indonesia's Parliament has passed a tax amnesty bill aimed at drawing billions of funds from wealthy Indonesians abroad as well as tax evaders at home.
An Israeli military official says the army will no longer employ the tactic of using overwhelming fire to prevent the capture of a soldier, even at the risk of killing the soldier.
The spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday it will take time to mend ties with Turkey after the November downing of a Russian military jet.
Researchers in Britain say they have discovered a huge helium gas field in Africa that they call a "game-changer for the future security of society's helium needs." Tuesday's statement by Oxford University says the discovery in Tanzania is the result of a new exploration approach for the precious gas that is critical to spacecraft, MRI scanners and nuclear energy.
The U.K.’s departure from the European Union will erode the status of the English language in EU institutions to the benefit of French and German, with the bloc’s executive arm already moving to ditch English from some of its official communications.
A judge has recommended the former Catalan regional president and two others stand trial for staging a vote on Catalonia's secession from Spain and ignoring a suspension order by the Constitutional Court.
Nigel Farage, the leader of the anti-Europe U.K. Independence Party, confronted European Union parliament officials with a damning speech met with boos and jeers Tuesday, less than a week after Britain's vote to leave the EU.
The Czech Constitutional Court has overturned a law which banned individual gays and lesbians living in a registered partnership from adopting children.