The United Nations aid chief warned on Thursday that Yemen was sliding deeper into humanitarian crisis and could face famine this year.

Raging forest fires in central Chile have killed 10 people, displaced thousands and destroyed entire villages, the government said on Thursday.

British Prime Minister Theresa May warned America’s allies on Thursday that they must "step up" and play their role in global security, as she wooed Republican lawmakers ahead of a meeting with US President Donald Trump.

Six people -- among them four firefighters and two police -- have now been killed battling vast forest fires in central Chile, officials said Wednesday.

French Socialist Benoit Hamon urged voters to support his bold leftist ideas for revitalising the country on Wednesday as his party prepares to pick its presidential candidate this weekend.

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday condemned US President Donald Trump's decision to order construction of a border wall, and directed consulates to protect migrants' rights in the United States.

People who are frequently depressed or anxious may run a higher risk of dying from certain types of cancer, researchers said on Thursday.

 Forces loyal to Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar battling jihadists around second city Benghazi said Wednesday they had taken one of the last remaining strongholds of the militants.

Helen Clark, the highest ranking woman at the United Nations, is stepping down as director of the UN Development Programme in April, according to an email seen by AFP on Wednesday.