A major 6.8-magnitude earthquake shook on Sunday northwestern Brazil, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the quake was 89 kilometers (55 miles) west of Tarauaca, Brazil, and 329 kilometers (204 miles) east of Pucallpa, Peru. The quake struck Tarauaca at a...

Police in California on Saturday said three people were killed and four were injured in a shooting at a bowling alley near Los Angeles. Sergeant Ronald Harris of the Torrance Police Department confirmed to AFP that officers responded at 11:54 pm on Friday to reports of gunfire at Gable...

A third woman has worshipped at an Indian flashpoint temple in Kerala, police said Friday, two days after the entry of two others for the first time since a landmark court ruling in September sparked violent protests. "She entered the temple yesterday night. She is 47 years old and came...

A Chinese lunar rover began exploring the terrain Friday in the world's first mission on the surface of the far side of the moon. Jade Rabbit 2 drove off a ramp and onto the soft, snow-like surface after a Chinese spacecraft made the first-ever soft landing Thursday on the moon's far...