Envoys from nearly 200 nations meet in Kigali on Thursday to discuss ridding the world of HFCs, gases introduced to save the ozone layer only to unwittingly assail Earth's climate.

France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy and former prime minister Alain Juppe will face off on Thursday in a televised debate ahead of a primary widely seen as the main battle for the presidency.

New Zealand, one of the 10 non-permanent Security Council members, has presented a draft resolution demanding an end to air attacks in Syria's battleground city of Aleppo.

Mexico and Canada on Wednesday launched a task force to improve conditions for Canadian-owned mines in the Latin American nation, where security problems and protests have affected operations.

France's ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy and former prime minister Alain Juppe will come face to face on Thursday for a televised debate ahead of a November primary widely seen as the main battle for the presidency.

Twelve people have died in the north of Myanmar's Rakhine state in clashes between armed men and troops, state media reported on Wednesday, in a sharp escalation of violence in the restive region.

Embattled presidential hopeful Donald Trump lashed out against "disloyal" Republicans in a ranting tweetstorm on Tuesday, deepening a split that threatens the future of the 162-year-old party.

At least 473 people are now known to have died as Hurricane Matthew leveled swaths of southern Haiti last week, officials have said, as hard-hit communities struggled to rebuild homes and access food and clean water.

Europe’s post-Brexit future, and the East Asian ramifications of next month’s US presidential election, dominated today’s opening ceremony of the 17^th World Knowledge Forum, the largest business conference in Asia.