EU leaders backed down yesterday from an explicit threat of sanctions against Russia over the bombing of Aleppo but warned that they would consider "all available options" if atrocities in Syria continue.
President Barack Obama eviscerated would-be successor Donald Trump on Thursday for threatening not to concede if he loses next month's election, calling for a thumping Democratic victory to repudiate his "dangerous" claims of a rigged vote.
Some 84 kids from the same preschool in southern Vĩnh Long Province were taken to Tam Bình District General Hospital yesterday afternoon after showing symptoms of food poisoning.
Turning his final presidential debate appearance into an unprecedented assault on US political convention, Donald Trump refused on Wednesday to say that he would respect a Hillary Clinton victory in November.
The UN General Assembly will discuss the worsening violence in Syria today after the Security Council failed to take action to end the bombing raids on Aleppo and revive peace efforts.
One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Philippines destroyed houses, tore roofs off schools and ripped giant trees out of the ground today, but there were no immediate reports of deaths.
British Prime Minister Theresa May will seek to allay fears of the disruptive impact of Brexit after a wave of criticism when she addresses European Union leaders today at her first EU summit.
Scientists reported on Wednesday the first evidence that the immune systems of wild Tasmanian devils can fight back against the contagious face cancer that has pushed the species to the brink of extinction.
The UN Security Council agreed on Tuesday that a new UN mission for Colombia could continue to monitor a ceasefire despite a referendum vote rejecting the peace deal.
Venezuela on Tuesday postponed gubernatorial elections due in December until mid-2017 after deeply unpopular President Nicolas Maduro said the country needs to focus on reviving its economy instead of elections.
French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Tuesday the demolition of the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais would take place "within days" after a court rejected a last-ditch bid by charities to block it.
Russia on Monday announced an eight-hour "humanitarian" ceasefire in Aleppo later this week, as the EU warned that the Syrian regime's Moscow-backed assault on the city could amount to war crimes.
At least 19 people were killed on Monday when a fire broke out at a leading private hospital in an eastern Indian city, police said, with officials warning the death toll could rise.
Participants in the Democratic Republic of Congo's "national dialogue" agreed on Monday, in the absence of the main opposition coalition, to push back to April 2018 the presidential election due to take place before the end of the year.
Rioting inmates beheaded rivals and burned others alive in an explosion of violence in two Brazilian jails that left at least 18 people dead on Monday, the authorities said.
Marine ecosystems in one of the Pacific’s most vulnerable regions face decline unless they are better managed, a WWF report warned on Tuesday.
Orbital ATK on Monday launched its Antares rocket en route to the International Space Station for the first time since a massive explosion after liftoff two years ago.
Italian police on Sunday arrested a man suspected of being an IS sympathiser who was found to have a collection of home-made explosive devices and detonators.
Eight opposition groups including the party of Burkina Faso's ousted strongman Blaise Compaore formed a "reconciliation coalition" on Sunday and accused authorities in the west African nation of treating rivals as pariahs.
