Oil sands firms in Canada's Alberta province are slowly restarting production after a massive wildfire forced a week-long shut down.

Bernie Sanders has won the West Virginia primary in the Democratic race for the presidential nomination, US media project.

Presidential hopeful Donald Trump says the newly elected mayor of London would be an "exception" to his proposed ban on Muslims travelling to the US.

The Brazilian Senate vows to vote on the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff despite a ruling that a vote in the lower house was flawed.

A 350-year-old French mystery has been unmasked: In his new book, Paul Sonnino, a professor of history at the University of California, Santa Barbara, claims he has uncovered the real identity of the mysterious Man in the Iron Mask, reports Live Science.

Officials in Canada are saying the huge wildfire devastating the oil town of Fort McMurray in Alberta could double in size over the next 24 hours.

Donald Trump has said he thinks Britain would be better off outside the European Union.

An Army captain sued President Barack Obama on Wednesday, alleging that he doesn't have the proper congressional authority to wage war against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.

Billionaire Donald Trump has capitalized on his media savvy and the anti-establishment anger of Republican voters to become

Ohio Governor John Kasich has dropped out of the presidential race after struggling to gain traction against Republican front-runner Donald Trump, US media report.

Top Republicans are divided on whether to support Donald Trump after the businessman all but secured the party's presidential nomination.

Apple loses a trademark fight in China, meaning a firm which sells handbags and other leather goods can continue to use the name "IPHONE".

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump suggested that Rafael Cruz, his chief opponent's father, is connected to the man who killed President John F Kennedy.

US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow for a two day official visit to Bangladesh.

Two lawsuits are filed in California claiming that Muslim women are discriminated against in separate incidents because of their religion and for wearing the hijab.

The first US cruise ship to travel to Cuba in half a century docked in Havana yesterday, marking a new milestone in the

The CIA has marked the anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden by live-tweeting -- with a five-year delay -- the raid by US

Front-runner Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will have essentially sealed the Republican US presidential nomination if he

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump accuses China of "raping" the US, in renewed criticism of China's trade policy.

A group of hackers linked to Islamic State has posted online a list of thousands of New York residents and urged followers of the militant group to target them, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.