Sudan's ruling military council and the main opposition on Saturday signed a final agreement for a transitional government that aims to set the country on...

Hundreds of mourners attended the memorial Friday of a woman they had never met, a victim of the El Paso shooting earlier this month, after...

Argentine President Mauricio Macri, smarting from a bruising primary election loss, announced on Thursday an end to sales taxes on basic food products until the...

A Kenyan court on Friday sentenced two rugby players to 15 years in prison for the gang rape of a female singer at a birthday...

US congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has rejected Israel's offer to allow her to make a "humanitarian" visit to her grandmother in the occupied West Bank.Ms Tlaib...

A British judge has ordered the Nigerian government to pay $9bn in assets to a small private company.The firm, P&ID, had reached a deal with...

Travellers have been delayed at several major US airports due to a technical issue affecting customs checks.US authorities said computers are coming slowly back online...

President Donald Trump is flying Wednesday to the sites of mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, but the divisive Republican risks meeting protests by Americans...

During September 23-27, in addition to the general debate, world leaders will participate in a series of summits and high-level meetings to boost action on...

Britain was seeking to fast-track a crucial post-Brexit trade deal with the United States on Wednesday after new Prime Minister Boris Johnson dispatched his top...

The remains of a super-sized parrot that stood more than half the height of an average human and roamed the earth 19 million years ago...

Russia called outgoing US Ambassador to Russia Jon Huntsman a professional diplomat late on Tuesday, but said he had been unable to improve battered Russia-US...

North Korea said Wednesday leader Kim Jong Un supervised a live-fire demonstration of newly developed, short-range ballistic missiles intended to send a warning to the...

A British-born millionaire who went on the run for more than four years has been arrested in Mexico and extradited to the US to face...

The FBI has opened a domestic terrorism investigation into the California food festival shooting that left three people dead, including two children.Officials revealed they had...

Former US President Barack Obama has called on Americans to reject language from any of their leaders that feeds hatred or normalizes racism.Obama did not...

Mozambique's president and the leader of the country's main opposition group signed a new peace accord Tuesday, pledging to end years of violence and facilitate...

President Donald Trump has said "hate has no place" in the US after 29 people were killed in two mass shootings over the weekend, amid...

Nations must work together to stop lone wolf attackers, who take inspiration from each other, NATO's secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said on Monday, during a visit...

Boris Johnson has dramatically boosted public spending since taking office, fuelling speculation that the British Prime Minister is preparing not only for Brexit by Oct...

Mike Pompeo became the first US Secretary of State to visit Micronesia Monday, as Washington's signalled a renewed interest in its Pacific allies, no matter...

New Zealand's government announced Monday that it plans changes to the country's abortion laws that would treat the procedure as a health issue rather than...

A multiple-car crash set off an explosion that ignited a fire at Egypt's main cancer hospital and caused 19 deaths, the government said.The health ministry...

Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a one-off cash boost of £1.8bn($2.2 billion) for NHS hospitals in England.Of this, almost £1bn will be available...

A light plane crashed in western Tanzania on Saturday, killing two South Africans who had been involved in last month’s successful attempt to fly a...

Nine people in Ohio have been killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter is...

At least two people were killed and four others injured as a blast rocked the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday, Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat...

The Russian opposition vowed to stage another mass rally Saturday despite increasing pressure from authorities, who arrested nearly 1,400 people at a protest last week...

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that he was in favor of placing ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in Asia relatively soon, a day after...

Nana Assenso stands at the grave of his uncle, remembering the man he loved but also a past that has haunted his family for generations.His...

Texas authorities are investigating the Saturday mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso as a possible hate crime, the city’s police chief said,...

Twenty people were killed and more than two dozen injured in a shooting Saturday in a busy shopping area in the Texas border town of...

Panama has inaugurated the third bridge connecting the country's eastern and western halves over the Panama Canal.The $380 million bridge built by the Panama Canal...

With the scrapping of a landmark arms control agreement Friday, the U.S. announced plans to test a new missile amid growing concerns about emerging threats...

Researchers in Uganda have launched the largest-ever trial of the experimental Ebola vaccine that is expected to be deployed in neighboring Congo, where a deadly...

The Trump administration said Wednesday it will create a way for Americans to legally and safely import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada for the first...

North Korea said Thursday leader Kim Jong Un supervised test firings of a new multiple rocket launcher system that could potentially enhance its ability to...

The Trump administration on Wednesday extended waivers allowing foreign firms to work at Iranian nuclear facilities without U.S. penalties even as it hit Iran's foreign...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he's very hopeful for a quick resumption in nuclear talks with North Korea despite the North's recent...

The son of al-Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden, Hamza, has died, according to US intelligence officials, reports the BBC.Details of Hamza Bin Laden's place or...

Gigantic forest fires have regularly raged through the vast expanses of Russia's Siberia, but the magnitude of this year's blazes has reached an exceptional level,...

A gunman described as a disgruntled Walmart employee fatally shot two co-workers and wounded a police officer before he was shot and arrested Tuesday morning...

Supporters rallied outside a court in Hong Kong on Wednesday ahead of an appearance by more than 40 fellow protesters who have been charged with...

Floating plastic garbage has swamped a remote Pacific island once regarded as an environmental jewel and scientists say little can be done to save it...

Ministers address hundreds of Maori protesters gathered to demonstrate against what protesters say is the disproportionate number of Maori children taken by social service agencies...

Australia's government on Tuesday ordered an inquiry into allegations that police, customs and immigration officials illegally smoothed the way for a prominent casino group to...

A 19-year-old has been identified as the gunman in the latest mass shooting in the United States – a rampage that left three dead, including...

Britain told Iran on Monday that if it wants to "come of the dark" it must follow international rules and release a British-flagged oil tanker...

Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday promised a bright future after Brexit on his first visit to Scotland but Britain's top business lobby said...

Hundreds of protesters rallied outside Australia's Parliament House on Monday, saying they wanted to highlight the uncertain futures of many refugees since the government replaced...