A U.S.-based activist agency reports at least 3,766 deaths during recent protests in Iran. This figure surpasses previous estimates and highlights the severity of the crackdown. The Human Rights …

South Africa has declared a national disaster over torrential rains and floods. The severe weather has killed at least 30 people in the northern part of the country. The declaration was made by the …

President Donald Trump’s new Gaza ceasefire plan includes a committee to manage Gaza's daily affairs. The White House announced this on Friday. The plan features an executive committee with …

Video obtained by The Associated Press shows the moment that Israeli settlers set fire to a Palestinian village in the West Bank. The Palestinian Authority’s Jerusalem governorate said Sunday that …

Syrian government announces ceasefire deal with Kurdish-led forces.

Yemeni politicians have met in Saudi Arabia's capital for the first time since a sourthern separatist group was disbanded. The meeting in Riyadh on Sunday focused on the future of southern Yemen …

Indonesian rescuers have recovered wreckage from a missing plane believed to have crashed with 11 people on board. The turboprop ATR 42-500 vanished from radar on Saturday while approaching a …

Hundreds of thousands in Russian-occupied parts of southern Ukraine were left without power on Sunday, according to Kremlin-installed authorities there. Meanwhile, Moscow has kept up its hammering of …

Venus Williams became the oldest player ever in the Australian Open women's singles draw on Sunday and went ever-so-close to celebrating the record with a win. The 45-year-old, seven-time major …

European governments have criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of a 10% tariff on eight countries for opposing American control of Greenland. Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, …

An explosion at a factory in China's Inner Mongolia region has killed two people and left 66 others hospitalized. The blast occurred Sunday at a Baogang United Steel plant in the city of Baotou, …

Authorities report that three avalanches across Austria have killed eight skiers. A female skier was buried by an avalanche in the Bad Hofgastein area on Saturday. The Pongau mountain rescue service …

Provisional election results in Benin show that opposition parties lost all parliamentary seats weeks after a thwarted coup. The provisional results were announced Saturday evening by the electoral …

Zeynep Sönmez has stopped a game to help an ailing ballkid during her first-round win over Ekaterina Alexandrova at the Australian Open. The Turkish qualifier was receiving serve in the second set …

Rescue officials say a massive fire has swept through a multistory shopping mall in Pakistan’s largest southern city of Karachi, killing at least three people and injuring several others. …

Corentin Moutet uses an underarm serve on match point to secure his first-round victory at the Australian Open. The crowd at Kia Arena booed loudly, but the No. 32-seeded Moutet remained unfazed. He …

A journalist in Taiwan has been detained on allegations of bribing army officers to provide military information to people from mainland China, as the self-ruled island cracks down on potential …

A temporary line has separated most of Gaza’s Palestinians from an Israeli-held zone that has surrounded them since October’s ceasefire took effect. The “yellow line” — partially marked on …

Guatemalan authorities are reporting that inmates are holding several dozen prison guards in three prisons. Interior Minister Marco Antonio Villeda says he is willing to talk with the inmates but …

Thousands of Greenlanders carefully marched across snow and ice to take a stand against U.S. President Donald Trump. They rallied on Saturday by holding signs of protest, waving their national flag …