International

(CNN) -- Is a sunken shipwreck off Haiti the long-lost remains of the Santa Maria, Christopher Columbus' flagship from his first voyage to the Americas? Underwater explorer Barry Clifford, who led a…

(CNN) -- Why did Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling take so long to say he's sorry for the racist remarks that got him banned from the NBA? Magic Johnson, he claims, told him to stay…

The owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team apologises for making widely-reported racist remarks, but says he was "baited" into the comments.Read More........…

US First Lady Michelle Obama has said the mass kidnap of Nigerian schoolgirls is part of a wider pattern of threats and intimidation facing girls around the world who pursue an education.Read…

With his courtroom testimony, Abu Hamza tries to dispel the notion that he is a pantomime villain. He makes jurors laugh - and cries over people who were killed in Srebrenica. Read More....…

Nigeria's military had advance warning of an attack on the town where some 270 girls were kidnapped but failed to act, Amnesty International says. Read More......…

The Japanese government followed the lead of the U.S. and the European Union, or EU, Tuesday by imposing additional sanctions against Russia even as Moscow stated that it has prepared a response to…

U.S. authorities on Tuesday offered a reward of up to $5 million for the capture of a Chinese businessman, and sanctioned eight of his companies, for allegedly helping Iran procure ballistic missile…

The Obama administration has added two dozen names to a list of individuals and entities targeted by sanctions that was first announced on March 20.Read More…

All 15 crew members involved in the navigation of the ill-fated South Korean passenger ferry Sewol are now reportedly in custody, facing criminal negligence charges.Read More..…

An Islamic court in northern Nigeria has sentenced a man of 63 to death by stoning for raping a girl of 10 and infecting her with HIV.Read More...... http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-27138939

The US has warned Russia to tone down its aggressive rhetoric on Ukraine, or face further sanctions. US Secretary of State John Kerry told his Russian counterpart over the phone that Moscow must call…

(Reuters) - An international agreement to avert wider conflict in Ukraine was faltering on Monday, with pro-Moscow separatist gunmen showing no sign of surrendering government buildings they have…

The U.S. government has reportedly warned asset managers that it's planning further sanctions against Russia for its intervention in Ukraine. Read More....…

Investigators on Friday said that a junior officer was at the helm of South Korean ferry Sewol when it capsized on Wednesday, and that the captain of the vessel, Lee Joon-seok, may have been away from…