Rwanda has become the third African nation to enter into a deal with the Trump administration to take migrants from other countries deported by the United States. The Rwandan government said on …
The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is entrenched in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. As workers focus the …
Sudan has accused the United Arab Emirates of sending Colombian mercenaries to fight alongside the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces against the military in the country’s civil war. The foreign …
Lawmakers in Sri Lanka have voted to fire the country’s police chief for misconduct and gross abuse of power. Deshabandu Tennakoon is the island nation’s first inspector-general to be impeached. …
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has appointed Ali Larijani as the new secretary for the Supreme National Security Council. State media reported the appointment on Tuesday. Larijani, a veteran …
Officials say police arrested more than 200 supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan in various parts of Pakistan as they attempted to hold rallies to mark the second anniversary of Khan’s …
A top Philippine security official has condemned China’s latest launching of a rocket into space that caused suspected debris to crash down near a western Philippine province, where authorities …
Russia has declared it's no longer considers itself bound by a self-imposed moratorium on deploying nuclear-capable intermediate range missiles, a warning that potentially sets the stage for a new …
Bangladesh is marking the first anniversary of the ouster of longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a student-led uprising. Interim leader Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said its spirit would build the …
Last month, floods along the Nepal-China border that killed nine people also destroyed important infrastructure, washing out the primary bridge connecting the two nations and halting trade. Much of …
Flash floods have swept away homes and shops in northern India, killing at least four people and trapping many others under debris. This happened in the Himalayan village of Dharali in Uttarakhand …
Hundreds of people have rallied in Pakistan-administered Kashmir to mark the sixth anniversary of India’s revocation of the disputed region’s semi-autonomous status. The rallies came nearly three …
The World Health Organization has closed in on its bold goal of eradicating polio several times, but the paralytic virus is entrenched in parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. As workers focus the …
Iran has ordered government offices and banks across much of the country to close for a day. Surging summer temperatures and a worsening water crisis are straining the power grid. The announcement …
A man charged with importing drugs to Indonesia faces up to 15 years in prison under the country’s tough drug laws in a trial that has started on the tourist island of Bali. The trial began Tuesday …
The U.N. immigration agency reports that a boat carrying African migrants that capsized off Yemen's coast has killed 56 and left 132 missing, revising casualty figures released earlier. The incident …
Malian authorities say four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in January in West Africa by the Islamic State group and held captive for months were released late Sunday. The truckers were …
Going online in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and even dangerous. Accessing independent news sites, Facebook, and YouTube is increasingly difficult due to extensive online censorship. The …
India and the Philippines are staging joint naval sail and exercises in the disputed South China Sea for the first time, a high-profile military deployment that will likely antagonize China. China …
Survivors of the U.S. atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki are dwindling 80 years later, but they are increasingly speaking out against nuclear weapons. There is frustration over growing nuclear …