On the eve of Indian independence in 1947, India's 562 princes ruled over a third of its population.

The recent wave of military takeovers have all been in former French colonies - is this a coincidence?

Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear and his Republican challenger faced off at Kentucky's premier political event, the Fancy Farm picnic

'We're not going to put up with it. We're going to stay out there fighting crime,' said Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith

Ohio looked ready to pass an abortion rights amendment. Then Republicans planned another vote.

An upcoming YMCA summer camp session in Idaho has been canceled so staff can cope with the emotional trauma of a bus crash that injured almost a dozen people

The difficulties facing people living next to Botswana's growing African elephant population.

Japan is leaving China behind as Asia’s two largest stock markets compete for investor capital, with the latter’s

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday lashed out at Mike Pence, his former vice president and GOP presidential primary opponent, calling him "delusional" and "not a very good person."

Six months ago today, Afraa was pulled from rubble, still attached to her umbilical cord and barely alive.

The volume of rain over the past week has broken a 140-year-old record in China.

Prosecutors ask for limits on what Donald Trump is allowed to publicly say about the election fraud case.