When the young farmhand returned to his village in Myanmar, he found the still smoldering corpses in a circle in a burned-out hut, some with...

North Korea on Thursday urged its 1.2 million troops to unite behind leader Kim Jong Un and defend him with their lives, as the country...

Coronavirus cases surged across Australia on Wednesday as an outbreak of the Omicron variant spread, with new infections in Sydney and surrounding parts of New...

Hong Kong police raided the office of an online news outlet on Wednesday after arresting six people for conspiracy to publish a seditious publication.More than...

Australia’s Victoria and Queensland states reported record levels of new daily coronavirus infections on Tuesday as pressure on testing centers prompted calls for wider use...

Hundreds of thousands more people were ordered to stay home in northern China Tuesday, joining millions under strict lockdown as authorities raced to contain a...

U.S. authorities on Sunday were monitoring dozens of cruise ships hit by COVID-19 cases while sailing in the country's waters, with several of them reportedly...

The unexpected stocking stuffer this Christmas might be a non-fungible token (NFT).People who are both new and experienced in the nascent world of NFTs say...

Christmas arrived around the world Saturday amid a surge in COVID-19 infections that kept many families apart, overwhelmed hospitals and curbed religious observances as the...

Australia’s most populous state reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases on Sunday and a sharp jump in hospitalizations while thousands of people were...

A panel of experts last week made a simple, common-sense recommendation for dealing with the U.S.'s plastic pollution problem: Stop making so much plastic."Not producing...

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday reiterated his demand for guarantees from the U.S. and its allies that NATO will not expand eastwards, blaming the...

Fighting the Omicron variant surging through the country, U.S. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the government would provide 500 million free rapid tests, increase...

The second-largest city in the United States called off its New Year’s Eve celebration Monday, and its smallest state re-imposed an indoor mask mandate as...

Troops raced Tuesday to deliver food and water to typhoon-ravaged islands of the Philippines as charities appealed for aid to help hundreds of thousands left...

The Chinese city of Xian began testing millions of residents for the coronavirus on Tuesday after the detection of more than 40 new cases raised...

The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year has surged to 208, the national police said Monday, making it one...

The governor of an island province in the central Philippines said at least 49 people died in the devastation wrought by Typhoon Rai in just...

At least 21 people have been killed in the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, officials said Saturday, with "alarming" reports of destruction...

South Korea's president on Monday ruled out joining a U.S. diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, citing the need to work with...

Since taking power following his father’s sudden death 10 years ago, Kim Jong Un has erased the widespread doubts that greeted his early attempts to...

The wife of the man known as the "Godfather of Black Music" was shot and killed Wednesday in a break-in at the couple's Beverly Hills...

An Australian cabinet minister has been removed from his post while allegations he was abusive toward a former staffer during their relationship are investigated, Prime...

Traditional dancers in grass skirts welcomed waving holidaymakers as Fiji opened its borders to international travelers Wednesday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic...

Sexual harassment and bullying are widespread in Australia's parliament, affecting both lawmakers and staff, a high-profile inquiry into the institution's "sexist culture" has found.After a...

The emergence of the omicron variant hasn't changed New Zealand's plans to ease restrictions in Auckland and move the nation into a new, more open...

France hosts a meeting of European ministers on Sunday to discuss ways to stop migrants crossing the Channel in dinghies, but without Britain, which has...

A tense calm returned to the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara Saturday, after days of rioting left at least three dead and reduced swathes of the...

At least 31 migrants bound for Britain died Wednesday when their boat sank in the English Channel, in what France’s interior minister called the biggest...

The Pentagon is creating a new office to investigate unidentified flying objects amid concerns that after broad probes it cannot explain mysterious sightings near highly...

A child injured when a car plowed into a Christmas parade in the U.S. state of Wisconsin has died, taking the toll from the tragedy...

When Cambodia rolled out COVID-19 vaccines, lines stretched down entire streets and people left their shoes out to save their places as they sheltered from...

After a speeding driver cut her off abruptly on a Californian highway in May, Joanna Cloonan gestured rudely towards the car. A passenger grabbed a...

A joyous scene of marching bands and children dancing in Santa hats and waving pompoms turned deadly in an instant, as an SUV sped through...

Electric SUVs generally are among the least reliable vehicles on the road, but it's not because of the batteries or electric motors that power them.Instead,...

Fresh rioting has broken out in the Netherlands over the Dutch government’s coronavirus measures, with protesters pelting police with stones and fireworks in The Hague.Officers...

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland on Friday formally declared “squaw” a derogatory term and said she is taking steps to remove it from federal government...

Dutch police fired warning shots, injuring several people, after rioters against a partial COVID lockdown torched a police car and hurled stones in Rotterdam on...

U.S. annual drug overdose deaths surged to more than 100,000 for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic, a crisis driven mainly by fentanyl and...

Nearly two years into a pandemic that has seen China pursue some of the world's most stringent coronavirus measures, some grumbling has started to emerge...

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. agricultural and related exports totaled $162 billion in 2020, the third-highest total on record. The U.S.’s top...

Crowds will once again fill New York's Times Square this New Year's Eve, with proof of COVID-19 vaccination required for revelers who want to watch...

False COVID death reports, a vast gender gap, Nazi "fan fiction": These are some of the perils an international crowd of volunteers battle across Wikipedia’s...

Liverpool taxi bomber Emad Al Swealmeen made a legal attempt to stay in the UK but his appeal was rejected without a hearing in court....

Myanmar's junta has charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with committing electoral fraud during the 2020 polls, state media reported Tuesday. Myanmar has been...

U.S. President Joe Biden opened his virtual meeting with China’s Xi Jinping on Monday by saying the goal of the two world leaders should be...

A group of women subjected to invasive gynecological searches at Doha airport will sue Qatari authorities, seeking redress for an ordeal that sparked global condemnation,...

The United States has warned China over its pressure on Taiwan, the State Department said Saturday as the two powers gird for a hotly awaited...

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was indicted Friday on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress after he defied a...

Hong Kong has refused to renew the visa of an Australian correspondent from The Economist, the newspaper's chief editor said, as authorities in the Chinese...