Russia is violating a treaty that bans medium-range missiles, the U.S. has stated, coming as U.S. and European leaders agree to wider sanctions on Moscow following the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 by suspected pro-Kremlin rebels in Ukraine
Israel and Hamas traded blame for explosions at a refugee camp and a hospital in Gaza that left at least 10 children dead and scores wounded
The ban on carrying handguns outside the home is unconstitutional and violates the Second Amendment, a federal judge ruled on Monday
A 16-year-old has been arrested in Nagasaki for bludgeoning a classmate with a blunt object, then decapitating her and cutting off her left hand. "I did it all by myself," she reportedly told police. The victim's body was found in the suspect's apartment, where she lives alone
A new book details the former President’s keen interest in making sure pandas Ling Ling and Hsing Hsing, gifted to the U.S. in 1972 by former Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai, got busy. "Now, if they don’t learn it, they’ll get over here and nothing will happen," said Nixon
Airline passenger Patrick Sawyer had a stopover in Ghana, changed planes in Togo and arrived in Nigeria, where authorities say he died days later from Ebola. Health workers are scrambling to trace those who may have been exposed to Sawyer across West Africa
A judge ruled against Donald Sterling's attempt to block the $2 billion sale of the Los Angeles team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Judge Michael Levanas sided with Sterling's estranged wife Shelly, who negotiated the deal and pursued the court's approval of the sale
Iran should immediately free or charge three journalists, including Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, who were detained a week ago in Tehran, says Human Rights Watch. He and three others have been detained for one week at an undisclosed location
The Federal Aviation Administration proposed a $12 million fine, the second largest in FAA history, against Southwest Airlines for allegedly not complying with regulations during jetliner repairs. In 2010, the FAA proposed a $24.2 million fine against American Airlines
Opportunity Mars Rover has driven 25 miles since it reached the planet in 2004. It is traveling along the rim of the Endeavor Crater, where NASA has gathered evidence of ancient water supply that was less acidic than those studied elsewhere on the planet
Shortly before ground controllers lost contact with Air Algérie Flight 5017, the airliner's crew requested to abandon its journey to Algiers and head back to Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, eyeing foul weather on the radar. The plane eventually crashed in Mali
The actor has signed to work on the upcoming feature film, alongside Lupita Nyong'o, Scarlett Johansson, Idris Elba and Ben Kingsley. Giancarlo Esposito, better known as Gus from Breaking Bad, has also joined the cast
TIME chats with the Afro-Norwegian duo, best known for their summer hit "Am I Wrong"
