The global economy is set to post solid growth this year, amid improving world trade and better performance by large emerging markets, but key risks could still threaten the outlook, the World Bank said on Sunday.
Four people were killed when a Cessna aircraft crashed into a snow-covered mountain in central Japan, local police said on Sunday.
The 16th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore yesterday wrapped up after the three-day sitting, giving commitments to fostering regional cooperation, towards effectively coping with regional security challenges.
A van ploughed into pedestrians and several people were stabbed in central London Saturday, police and witnesses said, leaving "multiple" casualties in what police called a "terrorist" attack days before a general election.
When Pope Francis met United States President Donald Trump last month at the Vatican, he urged him to be a man of peace.
Captains of industry, corporations and business groups distanced themselves from the White House on Thursday, as many expressed frustration with President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord.
The United States presented a draft UN Security Council resolution on Thursday that would impose new sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs, diplomats said.
At least 44 Libya-bound migrants, including women and babies, died of thirst after their vehicle broke down in the scorching Sahara desert of northern Niger, local officials said on Thursday.
A man who fired an automatic rifle inside a casino in the Philippine capital and triggered fears of a terrorist attack killed himself on Friday, police said, adding he was likely just a deranged robber.
President Donald Trump announced America's shock withdrawal from the Paris climate accord on Thursday, a policy shift with potentially wide-ranging repercussions for the environment and Washington's ties with the world.
Japan on Thursday launched a satellite to help build a high-precision geolocation system that will complement the US-operated GPS.
Armed police stormed a Malaysia Airlines flight which was forced to return to Melbourne after a passenger tried to enter the cockpit claiming he had a bomb, officials said on Thursday.
President Donald Trump will announce on Thursday whether the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate accord, as aides reportedly said a pullout is likely.
A particular shampoo brand, a magazine cover, a shopping bag or even a wallpaper pattern are among the clues Europol posted online on Thursday, hoping they may help trace child sex abusers and their victims.
Guatemalan police on Wednesday said they rescued 22 children, most of them indigenous, from a ring accused of forcing them to work in various shops, mainly making corn tortillas.
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts Indian premier Narendra Modi on Thursday on the sidelines of the Kremlin's annual economic forum, as Moscow looks to burnish a fragile recovery despite tensions with the West.
The US military said Tuesday it had intercepted a mock-up of an intercontinental ballistic missile in a first-of-its-kind test that comes amid concerns over North Korea's weapons programme.
The United States is "open" to resuming talks with the European Union on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a senior US official said Tuesday.
South Korea's exports to the group of Southeast Asian countries more than doubled over the last decade as commerce and investment increased following the implementation of a free trade deal, government data showed Wednesday.
Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered President Michel Temer to be questioned in writing, the latest development in an explosive corruption scandal that has him fighting for his political life.
