The United States is close to suspending talks with Russia on a ceasefire in Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday, as the Kremlin vowed to press on with an assault on the city of Aleppo. Moscow and Damascus launched a campaign to recapture the rebel-held sector of...

The Sudanese government has since January repeatedly used chemical weapons against civilians in a remote region of Darfur, Amnesty International said in its latest report Thursday. The attacks reportedly came amid a large-scale military offensive launched in January 2016 by Sudanese forces...

More than 100 people were injured Thursday, many critically, when a commuter train crashed into a station during the morning rush hour in Hoboken, New Jersey, officials said. At least one person was killed, according to unconfirmed reports. More than 20 ambulances scrambled to the scene...

Congress on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected President Barack Obama's veto of legislation allowing relatives of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue Saudi Arabia, the first veto override of his presidency, just four months before it ends. The House of Representatives voted 348-77...