The US Justice Department filed suit against Texas on Thursday over a law that bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, following through on a...

An estimated 200 foreigners, including Amer-icans, left Afghanistan on a commercial flight out of Kabul on Thursday with the cooperation of the Taliban - the...

At least two people have been killed after a tornado swept through an Italian island.Nine others were injured as the whirlwind overturned cars and ripped...

A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia's capital early Wednesday, killing at least 41 inmates, two of them foreigners serving drug sentences,...

Mexico's Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Tuesday (Sep 7) that penalizing abortion is unconstitutional, a major victory for advocates of women's health and human rights,...

A powerful earthquake struck near the Pacific resort city of Acapulco on Tuesday night, causing buildings to rock and sway in Mexico City nearly 200...

Philippine Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday declared his candidacy for next year's presidential election, the first to confirm a run for the top post to...

South Korea is drawing up a plan on how to live more normally with Covid-19, expecting 80 per cent of adults to be fully vaccinated...

At least 10 people have been killed in a fire at a hospital treating Covid-19 patients in North Macedonia.Footage shared on social media showed a...

The Chilean health regulator on Monday (Sep 6) approved the COVID-19 vaccine produced by China's Sinovac Biotech for use in children over 6 years of...

President Joe Biden will survey damage in parts of the northeast that suffered catastrophic flash flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, and use the...

Jill Biden is going back to her whiteboard. After months of teaching writing and English to community college students in boxes on a computer screen,...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said today that some residents from China and the former Portuguese colony of Macau will be allowed to enter the...

The Taliban on Tuesday announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s and the 20-year battle...

Mexico's Supreme Court has ruled that criminal penalties for terminating pregnancies are unconstitutional.The ruling, for the northern state of Coahuila, prevents women from being prosecuted...

Taiwan warned Honduras on Monday (Sep 6) against "flashy and false" promises by China after the Latin American nation's main opposition party vowed to switch...

A newly discovered hat with DNA evidence proving that it belonged to the legendary European statesman and general Napoleon Bonaparte was previewed by auction house...

The Philippines will lift a stay-at-home order in the capital Manila this week as it trials "granular lockdowns", an official said Monday, in a bid...

A 3-year-old boy wearing a sweatshirt and diapers was found sitting in a creek and cupping water in his hands to drink on Monday (Sep...

Ten PM is past bedtime for most children. For Simran Bhatt, it's the start of an hour's homework.Simran, who is in the eighth grade, has...

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has signed a decree aimed at restricting the powers of social media companies to remove accounts and content.Mr Bolsonaro said a...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed Sunday to Qatar on his first trip since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan as he seeks a united...

The Taliban on Sunday pledged to guarantee the safety of humanitarian workers and aid access in Afghanistan in a meeting with the UN humanitarian chief...

The health ministers of the G20 group of the world's leading economies are meeting in Rome on Sunday to discuss the next steps in the...

Indigenous groups urged world leaders today to back a new target to protect 80 per cent of the Amazon basin by 2025, saying bold action...

Women attending private Afghan universities must wear an abaya robe and niqab covering most of the face, the Taliban have ordered, and classes must be...

In air heavy with monsoonal pressure and discontent, the riot police in Bangkok unleashed rubber bullets and tear gas. Tanat Thanakitamnuay, the scion of a...

Thousands of demonstrators have blocked roads in southern Montenegro in a protest over the enthronement of a new Serbian Orthodox Church archbishop.Angry crowds threw stones...

The Ethiopian military claims it has killed more than 5,600 members of the Tigray rebel forces it is fighting in the north of the country.A...

Pakistan's powerful intelligence chief has made a surprise visit to the Afghan capital of Kabul. That's according to two Pakistan officials who asked not to...

Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will back the popular minister in charge of the nation's vaccination rollout, Taro Kono, to succeed him, Nippon News...

Australia, struggling to quell its worst wave of COVID-19, reported 1,756 infections on Saturday (Sep 4), another record high, and officials warned that worse is...

El Salvador's top court has ruled that presidents can serve two consecutive terms, paving the way for leader Nayib Bukele to seek re-election in 2024.The...

A prominent supporter of the baseless conspiracy theory QAnon has accepted a plea deal in federal court for his involvement in the US Capitol riots.Jacob...

Sri Lanka imposed price controls on key foods on Friday (Sep 3) as the government stepped up the use of emergency powers to counter shortages.Queues...

South Korea on Friday (Sep 3) extended social distancing curbs for several weeks to rein in COVID-19 outbreaks nationwide as the country supercharges its vaccination...

Flash flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida killed at least 44 people in the New York area overnight into Thursday, including several who...

US President Joe Biden says "historic investment" is needed to deal with the climate crisis, as the north-east reels from flash flooding and tornadoes that...

English educator Richard Sheriff watched this week as a group of energetic 11-year-olds entered their new secondary school for the first time - finding their...

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said he has fulfilled his childhood dream of serving Russia as he spoke to teenagers to mark the start of...

A researcher from the University of Hong Kong has been detained by police in China, friends said today, while studying the politically thorny issue of...

A House committee investigating the Jan 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection has requested that telecommunications and social media companies preserve the personal communications of hundreds of...

A group of drone enthusiasts in Indonesia are using their aerial skills to help during the pandemic by providing a contactless medicine and food delivery...

The Biden administration has extended for one year a Trump-era ban on the use of U.S. passports for travel to North Korea.The ban had first...

The top US general has described the Taliban as a "ruthless group" and says it is unclear whether they will change.Gen Mark Milley said, however,...

Rescuers on Monday combed through the "catastrophic" damage Hurricane Ida inflicted on Louisiana, a day after the fierce storm killed at least two people, stranded...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose conservatives have fallen behind in polls for an election to replace her later this month, took aim on Tuesday at...

Vietnam on Tuesday announced an amnesty for more than 3,000 prisoners ahead of the country's independence anniversary. Prisoners jailed for corruption, drugs and other criminal...

The Polish government asked the president on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency in two regions on its border with Belarus after the Polish...

Celebratory gunfire resounded across the Afghan capital on Tuesday as the Taliban took control of the airport following the withdrawal of the last US troops,...