At 8 a.m local time on Friday, 2.5 million Singaporeans began casting their ballots in a parliamentary election that the ruling People's Action Party is all but certain to win. Five characteristics of this election reveal new challenges for the city-state
The White House says President Barack Obama has told advisers he wants to let 10,000 Syrian refugees into the U.S. in the coming budget year. The U.S. has accepted only about 1,500 Syrians since civil war broke out more than four years ago
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said he's not sure he's emotionally ready to run for the presidency in 2016 during an appearance on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert. "I'm being completely honest," said Biden
The U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution onThursday allowing the Palestinians and the Holy See to raise their flags at U.N. headquarters — a symbolic step pursued by the Palestinians in their quest for an independent state
Rescue workers searched for more than 20 missing people in a flooded city near Tokyo, as the sun came out a day after a raging river washed away houses and forced people to rooftops. More than 3,500 people were relocated to evacuation centers
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina will appear alongside 10 other GOP presidential candidates who met the criteria for CNN's primetime Republican presidential debate on Sept. 16. Donald Trump will once again appear front and center
The Iran nuclear deal has survived a key vote in the Senate, in a victory for President Barack Obama. Democrats held together to block a resolution of disapproval against the deal, which means the nuclear deal will move forward unchecked by Congress
Ellen Pao's battle against her former employer is over. The former venture capitalist who unsuccessfully sued famed VC firm Kleiner Perkins over gender discrimination claims has decided not to appeal the ruling
Fighting between the Turkish armed forces and members of the country's Kurdish minority has left at least 30 dead in the city of Cizre since the military began its campaign against Kurdish militants there last week. A pro-Kurdish party says 20 civilians were among the dead
The so-called Fight for $15 campaign for higher minimum wages has so far only succeeded on the city and county levels. But that could change thanks to an announcement by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and Vice President Joe Biden
Pope Francis will make his first trip to Africa in November, visiting Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic in a pilgrimage that will bring him face to face with Islamic extremism and Christian-Muslim violence on the continent
New York and federal officials will spend nearly $80 million to clear a backlog of untested forensic evidence from rape kits, in the hope of solving crimes against women that have long remained open, officials announced
More than a quarter-million migrants have reached the Greek islands by boat this year on their way to claim asylum in Western Europe, and nearly 3,000 have died in the attempt
