Defying White House orders, an Army officer serving with President Donald Trump's National Security Council testified to impeachment investigators that he twice raised concerns over...

A small plane crashed through the roof of a home Tuesday, killing the pilot and causing an explosion that set two houses ablaze in a...

A landslide caused by heavy rains in western Cameroon killed at least 42 people overnight, state media reported on Tuesday.Rescue teams spent the day scouring...

Thousands of Los Angeles residents have been told to evacuate because of a fast-moving wildfire that began in the early hours of Monday morning.The Getty...

A wildfire swept through the star-studded hills of Los Angeles on Monday, destroying several large homes and forcing LeBron James and thousands of others to...

One of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's last audio messages was an appeal for his followers to do everything in their power to free Islamic State detainees...

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera has announced sweeping changes to his cabinet in an effort to quell mass protests which have swept through the country for...

Two men were captured during the US military's raid on Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's hideout in Syria and are in US custody,...

A driver accused of the manslaughter of 39 people found dead in a lorry was part of a "global ring" of people smugglers, prosecutors have...

It's not about a 4-cent hike in subway prices.The decision to add 30 pesos to the cost of a ticket on Latin America's most modern...

California authorities say two firefighters were injured Sunday battling a wildfire that has been raging since Wednesday.Cal Fire spokesman Jonathan Cox said Sunday one firefighter...

Xu Qiliang, president of the 2019 Military World Games organising committee, also vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, declared the Games close on Sunday...

Despite the unfortunate misperceptions about China among some US politicians, the United States and China, as two major global players, must co-exist and thrive together...

US President Donald Trump had directed his former Defense Secretary James Mattis to "screw Amazon' out of Pentagon's $10 billion cloud computing contract, his former...

US President Donald Trump said on Sunday Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi had been killed in a US military operation in Syria. As...

Voters in Uruguay are going to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president, with rising crime a leading concern.Outgoing President Tabaré Vázquez of...

About 350,000 people have protested in Barcelona over the jailing of separatist leaders from Spain's Catalonia region, police say.The peaceful march was also organised to...

Chile's President Sebastian Piñera has dismissed his whole cabinet in order to form a new government and introduce social reforms demanded by protesters."I have put...

Ivan Milat, a notorious Australian serial killer who kidnapped and murdered hitchhikers, has died aged 74.Milat had been serving a life sentence for killing seven...

A lorry driver has been charged with the manslaughter of 39 people found dead inside a refrigerated trailer.Maurice Robinson, 25, was arrested after the bodies...

Catholic bishops gathered at a special Vatican assembly will vote Saturday on whether to recommend Pope Francis to open the priesthood to married men or...

Storms with heavy rains doused the drought-parched South on Friday, prompting alerts for floods and tornadoes as Post-Tropical Cyclone Olga headed for the Gulf coast.The...

Violence in Ethiopia that began with protests against Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and quickly morphed into ethnic clashes has left 67 people dead in Oromia...

The Solomon Islands government said a deal signed by one of its provinces to lease the entire island of Tulagi to a Chinese company is...

Bolivia's Supreme Electoral Court says presidential voting must be repeated at four places in the Amazonian Beni region because of irregularities, throwing a further delay...

After 50 years governing the green heart of Italy, the center-left looks set to lose control of Umbria in a regional vote on Sunday that...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday said that he would give MPs more time to debate the new Brexit deal he reached with the...

A UN human rights expert on Myanmar has called for sanctions against Myanmar military-run companies and commanders responsible for serious rights violations. Special Rapporteur on the...

The US is lifting sanctions imposed on Turkey nine days ago over its offensive against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, President Donald Trump says.His decision...

South Africa has deported thousands of illegal immigrants in recent months following a new spate of xenophobic attacks, the country's parliament said Tuesday.The parliament revealed...

Kais Saied, a political outsider and retired law professor, was sworn in as Tunisian president on Wednesday after he won a landslide victory in this...

Neal Katyal is all in for impeaching the president. The former acting solicitor general of the United States and MSNBC commentator has written "Impeach: The...

A tourist discovered she had breast cancer after an interactive heat-cam exhibit revealed a tumour during a family trip to a museum in Edinburgh. Bal...

Spain's acting prime minister accused Catalonia's pro-secession president of failing in his duty to ensure public order and peace between pro and anti-independence supporters as...

Violent protests have erupted in at least nine cities in Bolivia amid ongoing confusion about the result of Sunday's presidential election. Suspicion arose among opponents...

The secret and "industrial scale" killing of retired Australian racehorses will be examined in a government inquiry, officials said Tuesday, after an outcry over alleged...

When he escaped the armed group that had abducted him at the age of 15, the child soldier swore he'd never go back. But the...

Social media app TikTok has taken down accounts that were posting propaganda videos for the Islamic State group, a company employee said Tuesday, in the...

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker insisted Tuesday the EU had done "all in our power" to ensure an orderly Brexit, but said the bloc would...

Britain’s Prince William is worried about his brother after Prince Harry and wife Meghan spoke out about their struggle to live under a global spotlight,...

A special combat unit of Afghan security forces has started operation to stabilize Afghanistan's war-ravaged provinces involving a major gas pipeline project, an official said...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appeared set to win a second term in Canada's parliamentary elections Monday, seemingly fending off a challenge from rival Conservatives despite...

At least 55 elephants have died in a game park in western Zimbabwe since September from starvation caused by a severe drought, the wildlife agency...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ruling Liberals will form a minority government, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp projected on Monday after polls closed across the country.The...

Perched on his large blue suitcase, back against a wall and staring vacantly into space, Henrry Martinez resigned himself to the wait.The 50-year-old thought he’d...

Saitoti Petro scans a dirt road in northern Tanzania for recent signs of the top predator on the African savannah. “If you see a lion,”...

While President Donald Trump insists he's bringing home Americans from "endless wars" in the Mideast, his Pentagon chief says all US troops leaving Syria will...

At least 30 people were killed when a packed bus came off the road and burst into flames overnight near Kinshasa, the DR Congo capital,...

Egypt inaugurated on Sunday the Middle East's largest metro station in the capital Cairo as part of the country's plans to renovate the city's fastest...

Switzerland was voting Sunday in national elections that could see unprecedented gains for parties demanding bold climate action and a possible slip for the anti-immigrant...