Cheers greet activist Chen Guangcheng as he arrives in New York after finally boarding a flight out of China with his family after weeks of delicate diplomatic negotiations.
Concerns about whether debt-laden Greece will be forced to pull out of the eurozone, and what that would mean for a weakened European economy is the first topic on Saturday's agenda at the Group of Eight summit hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama, a senior administration official said.
A strong earthquake struck early Sunday near the northern Italian city of Camposanto, killing at least one person and knocking down a historic church bell in the region, authorities said.
SpaceX's launch of the first private spacecraft bound for the International Space Station has been rescheduled for next week after the mission was aborted Saturday a half a second before liftoff, the company said.
The United States and Pakistan will not reach a deal on opening NATO supply routes before coalition leaders meet on Sunday, two senior U.S. officials told CNN.
An Illinois judge set bail at $1.5 million for each of the three suspects accused of traveling to Chicago "to commit acts of domestic terrorism" during the NATO summit.
Six school buses bound for a metro Atlanta amusement park were involved in a multi-vehicle crash Saturday, sending 65 people to the hospital, including a seriously injured driver, Georgia authorities said.
Jenna Talackova, the 23-year-old woman who forced Donald Trump and his Miss Universe Canada pageant to end its ban on transgender contestants, is set to take the stage Saturday night and she says she's in it to win.
When President Obama joins other NATO leaders Sunday and Monday, the full extent of how his Afghan strategy has changed — from “war of necessity” to withdrawal on his terms — will be apparent.
Meeting at Camp David, leaders of the world’s richest countries banded together to press Germany to back more pro-growth policies to halt the deepening debt crisis in Europe.
Chen Guangcheng, the blind lawyer whose escape from house arrest jolted relations between the United States and China, followed a hastily arranged flight with an open-air news conference in New York.
Bayern Munich controlled play throughout the Champions League final, but Chelsea’s Didier Drogba scored the tying goal and converted the decisive penalty kick in the shootout.
Ahmed Shafik, a prime minister under former President Hosni Mubarak, and Hamdeed Sabahi, a socialist, appear to be gaining support before the election.
An explosion in front of a southern Italian school killed a 16-year-old student, bringing to mind the terrorists that kept the country under siege in the 1970s and 1980s.
Zhou Yongkang completed a tour of the volatile region of Xinjiang last week, a sign that he still had a firm hold on his post despite having opposed the purging of Bo Xilai.
The peaceful event, called Blockupy, in a nod to the Occupy movement, was the culmination of four days of demonstrations and drew about 20,000 protesters.
Kevin Durant scored 31 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 13.7 seconds left and the Oklahoma City Thunder seized control of the second-round series with a 103-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 on Saturday night.
Pacers reserve guard Lance Stephenson has apologized to his coach for making a choking gesture toward LeBron James during Indiana's Game 3 win over Miami.
Game 4 between the Clippers and Spurs, scheduled for Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Staples Center, would be moved to Monday if the hockey game between the Kings and Coyotes delays the start of the NBA game too much.
Tim Duncan scored 19 points, helping engineer a 24-0 run in the third quarter after the Spurs trailed by 24 points earlier, and San Antonio defeated the Clippers 96-86 on Saturday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.
Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 36 shots, and Dan Girardi, Chris Kreider and Ryan Callahan scored third-period goals to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday.