Firefighters have kept a vast wildfire in southwest France from advancing overnight, extinguishing flare-ups near Atlantic coast dunes before returning heat and drier air threatens to test their hold …

LHASA, Tibet (AP) — This year marks the 75th anniversary of what China calls the “peaceful liberation” of Tibet in 1951, which critics describe as an invasion that has widely curtailed the …

Keiko Fujimori was sworn in as Peru’s president Tuesday after a narrow victory in the June election. She will be the ninth president in a decade and aims to stabilize the country. Her Popular Force …

Delhi has adopted a new policy to make most new vehicles electric, aiming to improve air quality. The plan includes subsidies, tax waivers, and incentives for scrapping old vehicles. Energy experts …

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says death toll from earthquake has risen to 13 with many injured and missing.

ZAWTAR AL-GHARBIEH, Lebanon (AP) — Residents are returning to a largely destroyed village in southern Lebanon after a U.S.-brokered agreement opened the area to civilians as part of efforts to end …

Officials in Pakistan administered Kashmir are accusing an outlawed political group of trying to sabotage elections for the region’s constitutional assembly. They also allege that Pakistani Taliban …

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 has shaken Kumamoto on Japan’s Kyushu island. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory for the Ariake and Yatsushiro Seas, but it was lifted …

Saudi Arabia says it shot down drones fired by Iran-backed militias in Iraq for a second day. Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen meanwhile claimed to have forced a Saudi oil tanker to turn around as …

South Korea's Kospi index has plunged over 10% on heavy selling of chipmaking stocks that have gyrated recently due to concerns over the sustainability of the boom in artificial intelligence. The …

Kenya’s wildlife authorities are investigating the deaths of 15 elephants over the past month in Amboseli National Park. The Kenya Wildlife Service said Tuesday that 10 of the elephants showed …

Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, has arrived in Turkey for talks expected to include a pipeline to reduce Iraq’s exposure to Gulf tensions. His meetings with President Recep Tayyip …

Ugandan authorities have declared the country "free" of Ebola after the last patient was discharged in mid-June. The outbreak was linked to a larger one in eastern Congo's Ituri province. The first …

Iran has publicly hanged two men convicted of killing four police officers during nationwide anti-government protests in January. The protests were some of the largest ever held against the Islamic …

Chad has announced its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. In a letter submitted to the United Nations on Monday, the West African country accused the court of …

FIFA President Gianni Infantino plans to create a $20 billion company running the World Cup with private investors including the Kushner family. The plan was immediately attacked by European soccer …

Kenya and Britain have agreed to resume military training in Kenya after delays in signing a new defense cooperation agreement. The delays were largely due to Kenyan legislators' concerns about …

A fuel crisis has hit Iraq's Kurdish region, leaving drivers in Irbil waiting for hours, some overnight, to buy gasoline. Most private gas stations were closed Tuesday, with only a few government-run …

Scientists are alarmed by the British government's decision to cut funding for the Lovell radio telescope at Jodrell Bank Observatory. U.K. Research and Innovation announced Monday that it will stop …

Teams in southwestern China have identified 30 more victims from a recent landslide, bringing the death toll in Chongqing to 41. Authorities said Tuesday that 20 people are still missing. Ten people …