TOKYO – A fire appeared to have been put out Thursday at one of Pyongyang’s best hotels, according to witnesses in the North Korean capital. No official confirmation of a fire was available from North Korean authorities and the extent of possible damage or injuries at the Koryo Hotel was …

A recall of 1.77 million pounds of “Kraft Velveeta Cheesy Skillets SINGLES – ULTIMATE CHEESEBURGER MAC” was issued by Truitt Bros. Inc., an establishment in East Bernstadt, Ky, on Sunday. According to a press release from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, some of the …

TEHRAN, Iran – A senior Iranian official says authorities with access to classified information will be banned from using smartphones. Gen. Gholam Reza Jalali, who heads an Iranian military unit in charge of combatting sabotage, is quoted by the semiofficial ISNA news agency as saying Saturday that instructions for the …

MARS, Pa. – Earth to Mars: Happy New Year! That’s the sentiment being offered this weekend in Mars, Pennsylvania, as NASA and other space enthusiasts gather to honor the red planet. The Martian New Year occurs about every two Earth-years. On Friday and Saturday, NASA will sponsor exhibits and activities …

BRUSSELS – The European Union is set to extend economic sanctions against Russia until January to keep pressure on Moscow over the conflict in eastern Ukraine. An EU diplomat said Wednesday that European ambassadors decided to prolong “the most serious package of our sanctions” before they expire next month. EU …

CAIRO, Egypt– It was a bit strange being back. And different. But immensely satisfying. The last time I was in Cairo was in late January and early February, the heady first days of the revolution here. It was all fighting in the streets and clashes between citizens and authorities. Egyptians …

Exclusive: Auditors are the boring but vital front-line warriors in any battle against waste, corruption and inefficiency—and at the United Nations, where tens of billions of dollars are spent each year, they are often under-qualified, overstretched, impeded and ignored by their bosses, according to a report by an elite inspection …

These sights are truly out of this world. The rings of Saturn. Gaseous, swirling Jupiter and its tiny moons. The dying remnants of a long-ago supernova. The amazing winners of the third annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition were announced last week from over 800 entries. Spectacular images of …

Following a few hours delay and an aborted initial attempt, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket — one of an emerging class of private rockets intended to take the U.S. space program into the 21st century — finally took to the skies. The Falcon 9 is carrying a mock-up of the company’s …

We are not alone in the universe — and alien life forms may have a lot more in common with life on Earth than we had previously thought. That’s the stunning conclusion one NASA scientist has come to, releasing his groundbreaking revelations in a new study in the March edition …