The top generals of the Turkish, Russian and US military met Tuesday in a bid to step up coordination in Syria and avoid clashes between rival forces in the fight against Islamic State (IS) group jihadists.
Guatemala declared three days of mourning after a blaze on Wednesday in a government-run children’s shelter killed 20 teenage girls and focused national attention on allegations of sexual and other abuse in the facilty.
US President Donald Trump’s deal-making was put to the test on Wednesday in his first major legislative battle, as Congress hotly debated a health care replacement plan opposed by several lawmakers in his own party.
Syria’s government and opposition groups are invited to resume peace talks in Geneva on March 23, the UN envoy said on Wednesday, as the United States pledged support for the negotiations.
The CIA can turn your TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps, and possibly control your car, according to a trove of alleged documents from the US spy agency released on Tuesday by WikiLeaks.
Pedestrian traffic lights showing female figures rather than male have been installed in Melbourne to reduce "unconscious bias" and promote gender equality, officials said on International Women’s Day on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Theresa May suffered her second defeat in a week over Brexit on Tuesday when the House of Lords voted to give parliament the final say on how Britain leaves the European Union.
Pyongyang is banning all Malaysian citizens from leaving North Korea, state media said Tuesday, potentially holding them hostage amid an increasingly heated diplomatic row over the killing of Kim Jong-Nam in Kuala Lumpur.
Sudanese rebels on Sunday released at least 125 prisoners they had captured in fighting with government forces, most of them soldiers, an AFP journalist said.
Three of the four missiles North Korea launched Monday landed in Japanese-controlled waters, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said, calling the development a "new stage of threat".
FBI Director James Comey has asked the Justice Department to publicly refute President Donald Trump’s explosive accusation that Barack Obama tapped his phones, US media reported on Sunday.
Nigeria's anti-graft agency has filed corruption charges against oil majors Shell and Eni over a US$1.3 billion offshore block deal.
UN Security Council envoys on Thursday travel to Africa's
Donald Trump's muted prime-time address to Congress got positive reviews on Wednesday, but numerous questions remained about the details and costs of his ambitious agenda.
Northern Ireland goes to the polls on Thursday for the second time in 10 months but there is little prospect that the outcome will fix the province's bitter political divisions.
A new scientific advance could boost the number of donated organs available for transplant, and possibly reduce a critical shortage that leads to thousands of deaths each year, researchers said on Wednesday.
Colombia's FARC rebels are due to begin disarming Wednesday under United Nations supervision, the culmination of a historic peace process to end half a century of conflict.
The glittering revelry of Rio de Janeiro’s carnival descended into mayhem again on Tuesday when a freak accident struck a float for the second time in two nights.
Donald Trump delivers his highly-anticipated maiden speech to Congress Tuesday seeking to reframe his young presidency amid growing calls from lawmakers for clarity about his policy proposals, from healthcare and economic plans to increased defense spending.
The Pentagon has presented the White House with possible new battle plans to defeat the Islamic State group, after President Donald Trump demanded top brass find additional ways to destroy the jihadists.
