At least 21 people have been killed, many of whom in central Philippines, after Typhoon Hagupit hit, Red Cross officials say. "We have confirmed reports that 21 people died in Eastern Samar, 16 of them in Borongan," said Gwendolyn Pang, secretary-general of the Philippine National...

The Iraqi government has put together an armed force of 10,000 people to retake the province of Mosul from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, the head of Mosul's provincial council said on Sunday. "The government has prepared its 'Freeing...

(Reuters) - Six men held for more than a decade at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba , were flown to Uruguay for resettlement on Sunday, the latest step in a slow-moving push by President Barack Obama's administration to close the facility. The release of four...

n">(Reuters) - The average price of a gallon of gasoline in the United States has dropped one dollar since early May, the lowest price in more than four years, according to the Lundberg survey released Sunday. Prices for regular-grade gasoline fell to $2.72 a gallon, down 12...