The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased this week from its highest level in nine months, welcome relief for prospective homebuyers

Former President Barack Obama’s influence in his presidential museum runs deep, from the Chicago location to the textured stone adorning its dramatic tower, art installations and a striped reading chairs that resemble ones in his own home

A fire at an unregistered nursing home in western Sri Lanka has killed 12 residents and injured eight others

A rare albino buffalo named after U.S. President Donald Trump for his distinctive blond tuft is drawing crowds at a Bangladesh zoo

Iran is heading to the World Cup amid tensions with the main host nation, creating a unique situation in tournament history

Beijing has banned four New Zealand lawmakers from traveling to China for a year, demanding an apology for their visit to Taiwan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has held talks with Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez

North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has visited a new facility to produce nuclear materials and announced plans to bolster the country’s nuclear forces “at an exponential rate."

A fire at a nursing home in Sri Lanka has killed 12 people, police say