Sotheby’s says a Romanov sapphire weighing nearly 198 carats on a diamond-covered bracelet has sold for more than 4.1 million Swiss francs or $4.9 million at auction.

Mongolia has lodged a diplomatic protest with Malaysia over the handling of a murder case involving a Mongolian woman.

Envoys for U.S. President Donald Trump have arrived in Moscow to discuss U.S.-mediated talks between Russia and Ukraine.

“There is sadness, but even stronger is the understanding of what I have to do — leave,” Matvii’s mother, Kateryna Tsvihun, ...

Two men are set to be executed in the United States, one in Oklahoma for the fatal shooting of his girlfriend’s estranged ...

Indonesia’s vice president has resigned as questions grew over his eligibility for the office after recent court rulings ...

Prominent national Democrats are heading to Denver for a big meeting fresh off a historic showing in the midterm elections.

A cargo ship is set to leave Ireland for Russia with alumina, a white powder that experts say is likely used to make weapons.

Claren Dollins converted the winning penalty kick as host Washington defeated Rutgers 2-1 (3-2 in penalty kicks), to advance to the Big Ten men’s soccer tournament final.

A passenger van veered off a mountain road in Nepal on Thursday and at least 10 people were killed and five were injured in the crash, police said. The van rolled about 700 meters (2,300 feet) off the ...

Gaza’s Health Ministry says an Israeli airstrike targeting the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza has killed six people and wounded at least a dozen more.

A report says the world has failed to slow or stop global warming trends in the past five years because plans weren’t ...