At least 63 people were killed and 182 wounded in an explosion targeting a wedding in the Afghan capital, authorities said Sunday.
Detained migrant children must be given soap, dry clothes and clean bedding, US federal judges ruled on Thursday, dismissing an appeal by the Trump administration.
President Donald Trump has again signaled his desire for close trading ties with Britain once it leaves the European Union, saying a "fantastic" deal was in the works.
Norway said it would halt Amazon protection subsidies worth 30 million euros (US$33 million) to Brazil, which it accused of turning its back on the fight against deforestation.
North Korea fired two "unidentified projectiles" into the sea today, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said – the latest in a series of such launches by Pyongyang.
An agreement between the United States and Turkey to establish a safe zone in northwest Syria will be implemented gradually, with some operations beginning soon, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday.
Officials in New Zeaand apologised Thursday after the alleged Christchurch mosque gunman was allowed to send a letter from prison espousing "hateful" views that a supporter then shared online.
Judges will rule next week on Australian Cardinal George Pell's appeal against multiple child sex abuse charges, court officials announced Thursday.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in struck a conciliatory tone towards Japan on Thursday, offering to "join hands" if Tokyo chooses dialogue as relations between the two dip to fresh lows.
Japan was bracing Wednesday for a severe tropical storm expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds during the peak holiday period, with dozens of flights and bullet train services cancelled.
Flights were departing Hong Kong airport largely on schedule on Wednesday morning, a day after protesters caused chaos with a disruptive sit-in that paralysed the busy transport hub.
South Korea's trade ministry on Wednesday started the process to drop Japan from its list of trusted trading partners, in a tit-for-tat move amid the growing trade row between the two Asian neighbours.
Facebook has paid hundreds of contractors to listen to and transcribe snippets of users' conversations, US media reported on Tuesday, amid heightened scrutiny of the social network's data collection practices.
Scientists were a step closer to an effective treatment for Ebola after two drugs in a clinical trial were found to significantly boost survival rates, the US health authority co-funding the research said Monday.
US Attorney General Bill Barr pledged Monday to pursue any co-conspirators of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, saying there were "serious irregularities" at the jail where the disgraced financier died of an apparent suicide.
It’s been a long year for Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf.
Hong Kong airport re-opened on Tuesday after a rally by thousands of protesters triggered an unprecedented shutdown, but hundreds of flights were still listed as cancelled, according to AFP.
Typhoon Lekima has left 44 dead and 16 missing in two Chinese provinces, wreaking havoc there with torrential rains and strong gales.
