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Brazilian authorities have accused a helicopter pilot who works for Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone of being behind the kidnapping of the businessman's mother-in-law, state media report.

The United States has expanded its airstrikes against ISIS into Libya, bombing targets in the coastal city of Sirte, U.S. officials said Monday.

Analysts say only a minority of the $276 billion package announced by the Japanese government is new spending that will actually stimulate growth.

UNESCO has placed five World Heritage Sites in Libya on its list of locations in danger, citing "damage caused by the conflict affecting the country and the threat of further damage it poses."

A vaccine to treat lung cancer is being trialed in Cuba and has, to date, yielded promising results to prolong the life of patients suffering from the disease.

Jabhat al-Nusra, one of the biggest jihadist groups in Syria, has cut its ties with al Qaeda, and changed its name -- is it just a PR exercise or does it signal big news for the troubled country?

Here's what you need to know about the markets before you start your business day.

The killing happened in broad daylight. Khanyisile Ngobesi-Sibisi was killed while doing charity work, the latest in a string of South African ANC politicians to be murdered.

A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer has been released on bail after she appeared to confess in a video published online.

Fierce winds lashed Hong Kong in the early hours of Tuesday morning, but no major damage was reported as Typhoon Nida hit the city and moved onto mainland China.

How one of the last manufacturers standing in the British auto race is storming ahead of competition from around the world.

A long-time FBI employee with top secret security clearance faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to being an agent of the Chinese government.

JoJo Fletcher is engaged!

Trump's decision to lash out over the timing of the presidential debates is a calculated move. In fact, he may not even want to participate, writes Rachel Sklar.

Jason Barnes was in the process of losing plenty -- his car, his new business -- when he decided to put his life on the line, too, during flooding in Ellicott City, Maryland.

Khizr Khan's comment that Donald Trump had never made a real sacrifice, Charles Kaiser writes, may be the turning point in the 2016 presidential election.

As the blowback to Donald Trump's public feud with a Gold Star family escalated on Monday, the GOP nominee's campaign sent out talking points to congressional supporters urging them to come to his defense.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange refused Monday to say whether Russian hackers were responsible for the leak of damning emails which ultimately forced Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to resign.

Vice President Joe Biden on Monday officiated his first wedding ever, for two longtime White House staffers.