(CNN)Julien Epaillard edged out defending champion Ben Maher by a whisker to win the first leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour in Doha.Epaillard, of France, and his horse Usual Suspect d'Auge raced to

Algiers, Algeria (CNN)Embattled Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has declared his candidacy for next month's election, defying massive protests in the country over the ailing and absent ruler's refusal to relinquish his grip on power.The

(CNN)Without skiing through a gate in anger, Mikaela Shiffrin was crowned overall World Cup champion for the third straight year as the scheduled weekend events in Sochi fell victim to the weather.The site of

(CNN)Australian wonder horse Winx set a new world record for Group 1 wins Saturday as she stretched her incredible unbeaten run to 31 races.A hard-fought victory in the Chipping Norton Stakes at Sydney's Royal

(CNN)The four men in green walk calmly down the street, to gentle clapping from the people around them. They appear to be defectors, shown on a video posted to social media from Wednesday in

Seoul (CNN)The US and South Korea have canceled major war games that have long been a source of tensions on the Korean Peninsula in order to "support diplomatic efforts" with North Korea. News of

(CNN)The State Department on Sunday publicly confirmed that the US Consulate General in Jerusalem would merge with the US Embassy in Jerusalem on Monday."We will continue to conduct all of the diplomatic and consular

London (CNN)The world is moving towards legal gender equality -- but it's moving very, very slowly. Only six countries currently give women and men equal rights, a major report from the World Bank has

Hong Kong (CNN)Tensions on the border between India and Pakistan last week pushed the two nuclear-powered South Asian adversaries closer to conflict than at any point in the past two decades. While the situation

London (CNN)The son of a woman killed after a Novichok attack against ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal has urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to hand over two suspects to the UK for questioning.Monday marks one