The Chinese definitely know how to shop as it was just proven on Wednesday that despite reports claiming that China is economically depreciating, their celebration of "Single's Day" reached to $14 billion in sales for retail giant Alibaba.
Since 1888, the slayings of five prostitutes in London by a killer who was dubbed as Jack the Ripper has baffled people's minds and brought mystery and intrigue along with it. But now, a researcher has claimed to have unmasked the identity of the notorious serial killer that committed the crimes over 118 years ago. See the new details here.
Colombia's main guerrilla group on Monday rejected the government's efforts to put the peace deal both sides are finalizing up to a plebiscite, insisting that a national constituent assembly should be called instead to determine the country's future.
While cartel kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán is still at large, the Mexican businessman who has been accused of financing his jailbreak has been sent to prison to wait for his case to go to trial.
U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met face-to-face on Monday for the first time in more than a year in effort to squash their longtime discord and discuss solutions to reach peace between Israel and Palestine.
In Mexico City, a masked man who goes by the moniker Peatónito, or Pedestrian Man, is devoting a few days out of the week to sticking up for the right of the walkers.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recommended banning Russia from participating in athletic competitions due to evidence of extensive doping practices.
Venezuela on Sunday accused the United States of having violated its sovereign airspace, saying that a U.S. Coast Guard intelligence that departed from the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao on Friday overflew its territory later that day.
Lawmakers in Catalonia on Monday approved a plan that put the autonomous region on a course toward independence, a move the central government in Madrid says violates the constitution and which Spanish Prime Minister Manuel Rajoy pledged to undo.
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has officially recognized an administrative district in a border area which has been at the center of a territory dispute with Chile.
When it comes down to search engines, Google has dominated the market for a number of years, keeping competitors such as Yahoo and Bing at a near standstill in terms of growth.
