Christmas is coming early this year for Stanley, who came to turn over his old revolvers and several rifle magazines to police in the violence-plagued US city of Baltimore in exchange for cash."I'm hoping to get $700, to buy my three kids Christmas gifts,"

Elon Musk on Tuesday took a break from futuristic electric cars and private space travel to unveil a low-cost tunnel he sees as a godsend for city traffic.The billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX late Tuesday put the spotlight on the a 1.14 mile (1.8 kilometer)

Russia, Turkey, Iran and the United Nations voiced hope Tuesday that a committee charged with writing a new Syrian constitution will start work early next year.The Damascus government, which is backed by Moscow and Tehran, has not yet agreed to the committee,

Al Ain stunned Copa Libertadores winners River Plate 5-4 on penalties on Tuesday after a lively 2-2 draw to clinch a place in the Club World Cup final and set up a potential showdown with Real Madrid in the United Arab Emirates.Sweden international Marcus Berg

From the countries who share the Democratic Republic of Congo's vast border -- some of which stirred its devastating conflicts -- to international powers invested in peace efforts, the impact of upcoming elections looks set to reverberate far and wide.Here ar

Germany will close its last black coal mine on Friday, turning the page on two centuries of mining history in the Ruhr region that helped fuel the country's post-war "economic miracle".Although the end of the Prosper-Haniel colliery near the western town of

After more than 150 years, Germany's last black coal mine will close in the Ruhr region, posing a gigantic geological and environmental challenge to the former industrial heartland.- How to close a mine -The Prosper-Haniel mine's galleries were painstakingly

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba quickly deleted a controversial social media post of him smiling after manager Jose Mourinho was sacked by the club on Tuesday.Mourinho was dismissed on Tuesday after United's worst start in 28 years left them trailing

Nine months on from the biggest scandal to hit Australian cricket, the embattled team have come out the other side with a victory that on Wednesday was hailed as their most important in decades.In beating India by 146 runs in Perth, Tim Paine's men pulled off

For three years, Mosul's women were covered in black from head to toe and its men had to keep their beards long. Salons were shut, and plastic surgery considered a crime.But more than a year after the Islamic State group's ouster, the Iraqi city is flaunting

Late wages, mass strikes, scrapped contracts -- Croatia's once-thriving shipbuilding sector is sinking, in one of the last gasps of the region's communist-era industrial giants.The towering cranes looming over Pula port have been frozen still for weeks as an