The 38th African Union summit in Addis Ababa started with the election of commissioners, amid some confusion over the new ...

A giant drain was opened up in Northern California due to high water levels. Both pilots of the Boeing EA-18G Growler were in ...

DW correspondent Rebecca Ritters reports from an area where locals face a life-or-death question — to stay or to leave.

On Saturday, the Asian community in Michigan and beyond marked the Lunar New Year. In Ann Arbor, a special event was held to ...

1966: The Government announces that a Fast Reactor will be built at Dounreay power station in Scotland. On the same day, singer/actress Sophie Tucker dies aged 79. 1967: Canadian conductor Percy Faith ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government, but also urged Congo's ...