Syrian dictator Bashar Assad became a rope in a tug-of-war between President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as the two leaders debated his fate following a four-year civil war that has killed more than 200,000 and sent 4 million Syrians fleeing their country
There appears to be liquid water flowing on contemporary Mars, researchers and NASA announced, raising new questions about the possibility of life there. "Mars is not the dry, arid planet planet we thought of in the past," said Jim Green of NASA
Saudi Arabia has given foreign diplomats some 1,100 photographs of the dead from last week's hajj crush and stampede, Indian and Pakistani authorities said, an indication of a significantly higher death toll than previously offered by the kingdom
Some six million people attend Oktoberfest in the southern German city of Munich every year, but this year the fabled celebration has coincided with an enormous humanitarian crisis: the influx of tens of thousands of migrants and refugees fleeing war
U.S. stocks are sharply lower in afternoon trading as investors worry about weakness in China's economy. The drop Monday put the market on track for its biggest fall since Sept. 1, with health care and energy stocks falling the most
Afghanistan says the Taliban have captured the northern city of Kunduz, the first time the insurgents have seized a major urban area since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001. An Interior Ministry spokesman says "Kunduz city has collapsed into the hands of the Taliban"
Researchers report the strongest evidence yet that some women with early stage breast tumors may not need chemotherapy to effectively treat their cancer. For some women, hormone-based anti-tumor drugs may be all they need
An Oklahoma appeals court narrowly denied death row inmate Richard Glossip's last-minute request for a new hearing and emergency stay of execution and ordered that it may proceed
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump announced a comprehensive plan to reform and simplify the nation's tax code that would lower rates for most Americans, get rid of inheritance taxes and eliminate many deductions
Apple said it sold more than 13 million new iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus smartphones over the weekend, a new record for the gadgets maker as it plans to ramp up global distribution next month
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's attorneys are talking with prosecutors about a possible plea deal in the Republican's hush-money case, both sides told a federal judge. Prosecutors allege that Hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million to hide past misconduct
Former New York prison seamstress Joyce Mitchell sobbed as she was sentenced to up to seven years in prison for helping two convicts escape with tools smuggled in hamburger meat. She said she only helped the inmates because she feared they would hurt her family
Chinese investments in places like South Carolina and California have been winners, but the U.S. isn’t profiting from Chinese investment as much as other countries
