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In a milestone moment on Tuesday afternoon, Hillary Clinton won the Democratic nomination for November 8 presidential election, becoming the first woman candidate of a major American political party. She will face Republican Donald Trump in...

The Security Council held its first “straw poll” for the next secretary-general of the United Nations on Thursday, with António Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister who served as U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees for 10...

Two eye-opening studies Tuesday reported record a stretch of heat as climate change continues to affect earth and oceanic environment around the globe. Each of the first six months of 2016 set a record as the...

President Barack Obama has rebuked suggestions following deadly attack in Nice, France, that all Muslim Americans be subjected to test for their religious beliefs. “In the wake of last night’s attacks, we’ve heard more suggestions that...

Power generation in the United States will make a shift towards producing cleaner energy that fits into President Barack Obama’s plan to reduce carbon emission.   According to a latest report by the Energy Information Agency,...

The brutal killing of more than 20 hostages in Dhaka during an 11-hour siege of a posh restaurant has amplified challenges Bangladesh faces from domestic and international militancy that has rocked several countries. Dhaka’s terror troubles...

In a high-stakes decision, Britain voted to leave the European Union, triggering domestic and international uncertainty over what might happen to the western bloc, the continental trade and larger political alliances. The United States had badly...

In the wake of tensely fought primary contests, Democratic Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders plan to hold talks in the nation’s capital Tuesday evening – in what is being billed as a meeting to heal the...

In a hard-hitting speech Hillary Clinton ripped apart Donald Trump’s unusual foreign policy positions with regard to American friends and foes alike, declaring him” temperamentally unfit” for the White House job. At times during her diatribe...

Film star Michelle Yeoh is playing an altogether different role, away from the glamor and glitter of Hollywood. The UN Goodwill Ambassador has teamed up with two baby pandas to pitch a public-engaging call for achievement of...