A colorful sky at Albuquerque Int'l Balloon Fiesta

2015-10-05 11:16:34

Hundreds of balloons lift off to mark the official start of the annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta during the first mass ascension in Albuquerque, US, Oct 3, 2015.

Candlelight vigil for Oregon shooting victims

2015-10-03 16:55:22

A gunman opened fire at a community college in southwest Oregon on Thursday, killing nine people and wounding seven others before police shot him to death, authorities said, in the latest mass killing to rock an American campus.

US transport plane crash kills at least 12 in Afghanistan

2015-10-02 15:48:54

At least 12 people were killed in the US C-130 transport plane crash at a local airport in Afghanistan 's Jalalabad overnight and the Taliban militants claimed responsibility for it on Friday.

Gunman opens fire at Oregon college in mass killing

2015-10-02 06:14:28

A gunman opened fire at a community college in Oregon, killing 13 people and wounding some 20 others before he was shot to death by police.

Russia calls for coordinated efforts to combat terrorism

2015-10-01 19:21:11

Russia introduced a draft resolution on coordinated efforts to combat terrorism at a UN meeting on Wednesday, at a time almost simultaneous to its first airstrikes against positions of the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria.

Obama, Castro meet at UN

2015-10-01 07:24:34

US President Barack Obama met his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro on Tuesday at the United Nations - all smiles after both renewed their calls for an end to the US trade embargo against Havana.

Australia to bid for UN Security Council seat

2015-09-30 15:28:49

Australia will bid to rejoin the United Nations Security Council by the end of the next decade.

Senior US envoy to visit Japan, S Korea, China

2015-09-30 09:24:13

US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Japan, South Korea and China in an East Asia tour next week, the State Department said Tuesday.

Senior US envoy to visit Japan, S Korea, China

2015-09-30 09:16:44

US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Japan, South Korea and China in an East Asia tour next week, the State Department said Tuesday.

Pentagon to begin talks with Russia on air operations in Syria

2015-09-30 09:15:56

The Pentagon announced on Tuesday the US military was to "open lines of communication with Russia" to de-conflict air operations in Syria.

Russia, US agree to cooperate in solving Syria crisis: Russian FM

2015-09-30 09:20:35

Russia and the United States agreed to continue cooperation in spite of differences in settling Syrian crisis, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Tuesday.

Obama, Putin meet at UN on Syria, Ukraine after trading criticism

2015-09-29 18:52:37

US President Barack Obama held "productive" talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday at the UN headquarters to discuss situations in Syria and Ukraine.