A meteor streaked through the skies above Russia's Urals region Friday morning, before exploding with a flash and boom that shattered glass in buildings and left hundreds of people hurt. The number of injured continues t...

Understanding Indian Politics India's politics is complex—federal system, multiple languages, religions, castes, and classes create extraordinary diversity. Understanding Indian politics requires understanding this diver...

Gunman kills 12 in Colorado movie theater A heavily armed gunman attacked an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater early Friday, tossing tear gas before opening fire on the terrified audience and killing 12 and wounding 38, au...

In several Afghan provinces the fight to curb the growing of opium poppies seems to be a losing battle. In 2011 a United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime survey said opium poppy cultivation rose by 7% overall from the p...

A disturbing discovery in Hawaii — a child's severed fingers found in a residential trash receptacle — prompted an immediate investigation by local authorities and generated significant public concern and media attention...