Latin music stars including Carlos Santana and Pitbull on Monday launched a music video in celebration of immigrants.

The United States will increase the number of refugees it takes in by 15,000 over each of the next two years, bringing the total to 100,000 by 2017, US Secretary of State John Kerry says.

Game of Thrones picked up a record-breaking 12 awards, including best drama series at this year's Emmys in Los Angeles.

Scientists from 11 organizations create a digital ‘tree of life’ which is a genetic map 2.3 million named species of animals, plants, fungi and microbes that all branched off over time from a common ancestor.

Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson said no Muslim should be president of the United States.

A man who stole a cellphone from a business returned it four days later with a letter of apology, but police are not willing to forgive and forget.

Disney releases it's first trailer of the much awaited film 'Jungle Book'

Facebook user Cody Viselli's dog is possibly the most cowardly pooch on the planet.

Palestinians clashed with Israeli security forces at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound for a third straight day on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's impending visit to Facebook headquarters has generated massive buzz in India.

The governor of California declares a state of emergency after wildfires forced thousands of people to flee their homes in the north of the state.

The fourth security dialogue between Bangladesh and the United States is being held in Washington.

US and Nato express concern over reports that Russia is increasing its military presence in Syria.

Hillary Clinton says she and her family paid a State Department staffer with personal funds to maintain a private email server that she used for both personal and government matters while secretary of state.

A virtuoso performance from Sergio Aguero led Argentina to a 7-0 friendly win over Bolivia in Houston.

Saudi Arabia says it is happy with President Obama's assurances that the recent nuclear deal with Iran will not imperil the Gulf states.

Appreciating the progress made in Bangladesh, the United States says the country is more prepared for a major earthquake in Dhaka city today than in the past.

"Everest", an account of a 1996 disaster on the world's most famous mountain, got the 72nd Venice film under way on a high note.

2015 is on course to be the biggest grossing year in movie history in the United States and worldwide.

Myanmar has set a minimum wage of 3,600 kyat ($2.80) for an eight-hour work day.