"Please don't cry, or my heart will break when I go on my way," Greek singer Demis Roussos pleaded in one of his most famous hits, "Goodbye My Love, Goodbye." The 68-year old, equally famous for songs including "Forever and Ever" and "Quand je t'aime," died on Sunday morning at the Hygeia Hospital in Athens.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott chose the country's national holiday to announce a knighthood for Prince Philip, but the decision by the head of government seems not to have been particularly well received by his fellow citizens.
The United States and its European allies are putting tighter sanctions against Russia back on the table after attacks by Moscow-backed rebels effectively ended a fragile, five-month truce in eastern Ukraine.
Lindsay Lohan is having a tough week in her adopted hometown of London. Earlier this week, the star reportedly checked into the city's King Edward VII's Hospital with a high fever and joint pain; then on Friday, a gossip blog warned she may end up in jail again.
A selfie that united Miss Lebanon and Miss Israel - two beauty queens representing countries that technically remain at war - is unlikely to contribute to reconciliation in the Middle East.
The risk of nuclear war may be far lower now than in 1984 during the height of the Cold War, but the iconic Doomsday Clock stands once again at three minutes to midnight, in part because the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists thinks climate change poses new and significant risks to the future of our planet.
The Senate is on track to vote on the Keystone pipeline project before the end of next week after its new majority leader, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell, forced the body through.
The fate of two Japanese hostages held by the Islamist terror group ISIS was unclear on Friday after a deadline to pay ransom for their release had passed. The "Islamic State, which controls large swaths of land in Iraq and Syria, had demanded $200 million to free them.
On Friday, King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud vowed to the policies of his predecessor, the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, as he took over the reign of Saudi Arabia, one of the closest Middle East allies of the United States. The new ruler called for unity among his region's countries in a period of widespread unrest.
Maybe you already have a personal favorite for the White House gig. If so, it's never too early to start campaigning. And what better billboard to voice your political preferences on that the back of your smartphone, which we carry around anywhere we go anyway.
The "Sims 4" creators have included a few cheats that allow players to cut corners and make their Sims' lives that much easier. In order to take advantage of those magic options, one simply needs to open a text box and enter a command.
According to sources, detainees held at the U.S. prison complex in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, can not be sent to Yemen after the Obama administration effectively reinstated a ban on such transfers given the volatile security situation in the Arab world's poorest country.
The risk of an ISIS terror attack in Britain is "very significant," Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond warned on Thursday. His countrymen ought to be on the lookout to "disrupt ... plots before they come to the stage of an attack," he added.
The owner of a Denver bakery has been accused of religious discrimination because she refused to put a gay slur on a Bible-shaped cake. Marjorie Silva, who runs the Azucar Bakery in the Mile-High City, prefers not to repeat what term the customer demanded to have written on the pastry; but it was harsh enough for her to draw the line, the entrepreneur said.
Not all eyes were on President Obama during last night's State of the Union address as fashion writers across the globe took note that his wife, Michelle Obama, opted to wear a Michael Kors suit for the event.
In last night's State of the Union address, President Baracl Obama celebrated the fact that "fewer than 15,000" U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan and Iraq. For Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, however, that is not a cause for optimism.
Hillary Clinton's eternal front-runner status apparently is not scaring Vice President Joe Biden, who on Wednesday told ABC News that he is not ruling out a White House run in 2016. "Yes, there is a chance" he might challenge Clinton, the vice president noted.
At least seven people were wounded in Tel Aviv on Wednesday when a Palestinian man stabbed civilians on a commuter bus and in the street. The attack marked the first such incident since a soldier was stabbed to death two months ago amid a surge of violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories.
Just as in real life, "Sims" fans face a sometimes tough choice: Should they play it straight or cut a few corners? For those who opt to go with the second option, the game's developers have included a number of cheats, enabling tricks from the helpful to the funny to the downright morbid.
Justin Bieber is sure to have added a handsome sum of money to his bank account when he became the the new face of Calvin Klein. But unsurprisingly, the gig that had the singer strip down to his tighty whities also came with its share of ridicule, including a "Saturday Night Live" spoof.
The U.S. government confidently traced last year's massive Sony hack to North Korea in part because the National Security Agency had itself infiltrated Pyongyang's computer systems. The NSA tried to break into the North's networks as early as 2010 with the help of American allies.
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine affirmed on Monday that they were in control of the Donetsk airport. The city of nearly a million inhabitants serves as the capital of the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic, and the airfield - though largely destroyed in earlier clashes - is of significant strategic and symbolic value.
