Catalan president signs referendum to allow Nov. 9 independence vote President Artur Mas, of the autonomous Spanish region of Catalonia, has signed a referendum on independence that will be open for voting on Nov.
Air strikes hit IS-controlled makeshift refineries in Syria Makeshift oil refineries in Syria, set up by the Islamic State, were hit during U. S. -led airstrikes Sunday, Reuters reported.
Sierra Nevada Corp (SNC) said it had filed a legal challenge to NASA's award of contracts totaling $6.8 billion to Boeing and SpaceX to build commercially owned and operated "space taxis" to fly astronauts to the International Space Station.
Austria's youthful foreign minister began his address to the U.N. General Assembly on Saturday by acknowledging his place in the world and offering something rarely seen during the annual meeting of world leaders.
U.S. cleaning products maker Clorox Co said the Venezuelan government's takeover of two of its plants after the company pulled out of the country raised "grave concerns" about the safety of workers and surrounding communities.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday he wants to hold bilateral talks with neighboring Pakistan "without a shadow of terrorism," a day after Pakistan's prime minister expressed frustration with stalled talks over Kashmir.
More than 500 Japanese military and police set out on Sunday to search the peak of a volcano popular with hikers a day after its sudden eruption trapped hundreds on the mountain for hours, amid conflicting reports about missing and injured climbers.
Facing rumors that he could face pressure to quit, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzihit back on Sunday against criticism from business leaders and dared his opponents to challenge him in parliament.
Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas to disperse pro-democracy protests on Sunday and baton-charged a crowd blocking a key road in the government district in defiance of official warnings against illegal demonstrations.
When a little-known group of Algerian militants beheaded a French tourist last week, they were not only lashing out at the West, but also staking an unmistakable claim in the shifting ground of jihadist power politics.
The next 10 days could make or break a plan to reshape the European Unionunder new management in an attempt to revive the economy and regain trust among its half-billion people.
Adidas needs world-class designers, brand experts and technical whizzkids to improve its image against U.S. rival Nike , but persuading them to move to its headquarters in rural Germany is difficult.
Venerable old airlines Lufthansa and Air France know the smart money is in the low-cost market -Ryanair raised its forecasts again on Thursday - but powerful labor unions are keeping them from the bounty.
Hundreds of Yemenis demonstrated in Sanaa on Sunday demanding that Houthirebels who had seized control of the capital last week leave, a day after the Shi'ite Muslim fighters attacked the home of the intelligence chief.
Normally it takes years to prove a new vaccine is both safe and effective before it can be used in the field. But with hundreds of people dying a day in the worst ever outbreak of Ebola, there is no time to wait.
British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday apologized for revealing details of Queen Elizabeth's relief that Scotland had voted to keep the United Kingdom intact, saying he was kicking himself very hard for the breach of protocol.
El Salvador's president spoke before the United Nations about decreasing poverty levels, quality of life and migration of children that's also affecting Central America.
U.S. Federal Judge Thomas Griesa has scheduled the Argentina government for a contempt hearing on Monday in New York over its failure to follow a court order to pay off hold-out hedge fund owners.
Brazilian favelas to be incorporated by Microsoft and Google maps Brazilian slums have long been left out of modern maps, but a combination of escalated violence and the attention that the World Cup brought to the area has brought that to light -- Google and Microsoft are now including the favelas in Rio de Janiero on maps.
Egyptian gay men face increased persecution in the Middle Eastern nation and now the government is turning to social media to find gay men, entrapping them in situations that are considered immoral by the government.
