Health officials in the Palestinian territory said Tuesday that 18 people were killed in Israeli strikes.

BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix Mercury faces the Minnesota Lynx after Sami Whitcomb scored 36 points in the Phoenix Mercury's 102-72 win against the Dallas Wings. The Mercury are 7-6 against Western Conference ...

For all the evidence that Byron Buxton has had an All-Star season, the supporting statistics start and end with this simple number: 73.

Real estate investors are snapping up a bigger share of U.S. homes on the market as rising prices and stubbornly high borrowing costs freeze out many other would-be homebuyers.

SARWORLOR, Liberia — As cuts to U.S. aid take hold, medical services in Liberia are feeling the pinch. Clinics, undernourished children and overwhelmed families are grappling with the sudden loss of ...

Roseline Phay, a 32-year-old farmer from the West African nation of Liberia, set off on a quest to find contraceptives.

The party of opposition figure Kizza Besigye was launched in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, on Tuesday, with its jailed leader behind bars for alleged treason.

Residents wore masks to protect themselves from thick volcanic ash that blanketed roads and green rice fields in villages in south-central Indonesia as rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted ...

Nolan Schanuel drew a bases-loaded walk from Hoby Milner in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Los Angeles Angels a 6-5 win over the Texas Rangers on Monday night.

Five Israeli soldiers were killed overnight in northern Gaza, the Israeli military said Tuesday. TEL AVIV, Israel — Five Israeli soldiers were killed overnight in northern Gaza, the Israeli military ...

On a grass field slick with olive oil and steeped in tradition, hundreds of boys as young as 11 joined the ranks of Turkey's most time-honored sporting event: the annual Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling ...

Thailand's Cabinet on Tuesday withdrew a controversial bill that aims to legalize casinos after the Prime Minister was suspended last week over an ethics investigation.