Pluspetrol, an Argentine oil company has announced that it will withdraw from an area of the Peruvian Amazon known as Pichanaki where it has been prospecting for potential gasoline deposits
A new strain of HIV discovered in Cuban patients is worrying researchers. The HIV strain could turn to AIDS in as little as three years if left untreated.
Gerardo Pollicita, an Argentine prosecutor has requested that a federal judge investigate President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner over allegations that she helped to cover up Iranian links to 1994 bombing at a Jewish center that led to the deaths of 85 people.
The son of actor Jackie Chan apologized to the public Saturday as he was released from a jail after serving a six-month sentence, Associated Press reports.
Two gunmen, who were allegedly trying to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, opened fire at a Copenhagen, Denmark cafe, firing at least 30 shots and killing one man Saturday.
Police in Canada say they have foiled an alleged plot by an American woman and a Canadian man who planned to carry out a Valentine's Day massacre in the Halifax area before committing suicide.
To welcome the 20 new cardinals, Pope Francis instructed the group to exercise pure charity and put aside other emotions, namely "pride" and "jealousy."
With Valentine's Day upon us, lovebirds across the country are giving themselves a pass to indulge in large amounts of chocolate in the name of love. In the U.S. alone, more than 58 million pounds of chocolate candy are reportedly sold during Valentine's week, making up more than 5 percent of chocolate candy's sales for the year.
At the same time, thousands of miles away in Latin America, award-winning Mexican-American Chocolatier Arcelia Gallardo is also taking her love and passion for chocolate to another level -- proving that it has the power to unify communities, empower women and ultimately change the world.
Don't worry if you waited to the absolute last minute to give your special someone a present for Valentine's Day. Fortunately, there are several ideas that you can pull off to show your sweetie how much you care.
Dominican archaeologist Dr. Kathleen Martinez Berry and her team discovered a limestone stele dating to the Ptolemaic period (350-30 BC) in the Egyptian Mediterranean coast.
President Nicolas Maduro announced to the Venezuelan people his government had thwarted a coup d'etat by some military officers to overthrow him. He claims the plotters had American backing.
ISIS militants who on Thursday seized most of a western Iraqi town are now just miles away from an air base where hundreds of U.S. Marines are training local forces.
