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Representative Nancy Pelosi, a California Democrat, was elected the new speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Thursday, the first day of a new, divided Congress. Pelosi, 78, is the…

The Louvre in Paris, the world's most visited museum, received a record 10.2 million visitors in 2018, numbers boosted by a video clip shot by pop star Beyonce amid its…

Despite widespread attention and protest over gender inequality in film, a new study finds that the number of female directors in the top 250 domestic grossing films last year dipped…

On their first day in the majority, U.S. House Democrats on Thursday night passed a plan to re-open the government without funding President Donald Trump's promised border wall. The largely…

Washington is considering sites for the expected second summit with Pyongyang, with Switzerland excluded for logistical reasons, reported U.S. media on Thursday citing anonymous officials. The Trump administration sent scouting…

  U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he has received a "great" letter from the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un…

The number of people killed in a residential gas explosion in Russia has increased to 38, the country's Emergency Ministry said Wednesday. Rescuers found the body of a woman, the…

Two women on Wednesday entered one of India's largest Hindu pilgrimage sites that had been forbidden to females between the ages of 10 and 50, sparking protests across a southern…

​ Say so long to panda Bei Bei's zoo cam channel as long as the government remains shutdown. The Smithsonian National Zoo has a star resident - Panda Bei Bei.…

Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday it will seek the death penalty against five suspects in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a killing that has seen members of…