There are rumours in Iran's corridors of power that Ebrahim Raisi, a former presidential candidate and custodian of the Islamic Republic's holiest shrine Imam Reza, would replace Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani as head of

(CNN)A partial solar eclipse will help kick off the new year Sunday as the moon passes between Earth and the sun. But visibility depends on where you live -- and clear skies, of course.The

Surat Thani, Thailand (CNN)Tropical Storm Pabuk has been downgraded to a depression and has left Thailand, the Thai Meteorological Department said Saturday. The storm made landfall Friday and killed at least three people in

(CNN)Five teenage girls celebrating their friend's birthday Friday afternoon at an escape room in Poland died in a fire, officials said.Police and fire officials are still trying to figure out how the room caught

London (CNN Business)Three former Credit Suisse bankers have been charged by the United States over their role in a fraudulent loan scheme that prosecutors allege included at least $200 million in bribes and kickbacks.Andrew

BEIRUT: Businesses and public-sector agencies in Lebanon staged a strike on Friday amid growing anger over a fragile economy crippled by an eight-month delay in forming a government. Beirut’s port was closed, along with

LONDON: The Iranian navy will send warships to deploy in the Atlantic from March, a top commander said on Friday, as the Islamic Republic seeks to increase the operating range of its naval forces

Archaeologists in Mexico have found what is believed to be the first temple dedicated to a pre-Hispanic deity known as Xipe Totec, a god of fertility, war and agricultural cycles, who was worshipped with

The extent to which social media has embedded itself into the daily lives of people cannot be understated. A UK study has looked specifically at how teenagers are affected, and the differences between how

Personal data and documents from hundreds of German politicians and public figures have been published online, the country's government said on Friday, adding that no sensitive material from Chancellor Angela Merkel's office was released.