Actor and comedian Russell Brand is facing allegations of rape and sexual assault in a London trial. Six women have testified in court about the instances which allegedly occurred between 1999 and …

Ebola disease from the fast-moving outbreak in Congo has now spread to four other countries, including two where it’s active. It has spread farther across Africa than any previous Ebola outbreak, …

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has invited health ministers to an “extraordinary virtual meeting” as Ebola spreads across the continent. Africa CDC chief Dr. Jean Kaseya called …

Kansas Republican Sen. Roger Marshall says Ukraine’s war with Russia — and not the U.S. war with Iran — has caused high diesel prices. Marshall made the comment Wednesday night during a …

Construction projects are putting at risk a mangrove forest that stands between Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City and rising seas. Mangroves play a vital role in buffering coastlines from storms, flooding …

Russia prides itself on its digital advances — from an extensive e-commerce services sector to ambitious plans for developing artificial intelligence. But now, some of the key data centers at the …

Emmanuel Macron, a centrist, is in the final stretch of his presidency as France faces intense protests. Macron has acknowledged failures in planning and intelligence. Constitutionally barred from a …

If Deb Haaland wins New Mexico’s race for governor, she’ll make history as the first Native American woman to lead a state. But first she has to convince New Mexicans that they should keep …

Storytelling economy can be in short supply at the movies. But Paweł Pawlikowski has made a career out of a concision that now seems almost radical. His last three films — “Ida,” “Cold …

The horse-drawn carriages that have cruised through Central Park for more than 150 years are set to be banished soon from New York City, winding down a tradition beloved by tourists but long opposed …

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week. The Minnesota Democrat told MS NOW that the attention brought on by the raid has made …

Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted five people for allegedly trying to injure a comedian who mocks the Chinese Communist Party and President Xi Jinping. The suspects are accused of accepting money …

State media in North Korea says the sister of leader Kim Jong Un has visited frontline areas where soldiers are reinforcing the heavily armed border with South Korea. Kim Yo Jong renewed a threat to …

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have raised costs for American families and upended decades of trade as he unveiled a $6.2 billion plan to …

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele says he has launched a military operation to rescue four Salvadoran aviation technicians kidnapped by gangs in Haiti. The announcement comes three days after …

President Donald Trump will visit South Carolina to support Republican Sen. Darline Graham, who's in a tough campaign against Democratic nominee Annie Andrews. Graham replaced her late brother, …

Israelis are set to vote on October 27 to decide if Benjamin Netanyahu will continue as prime minister or if Gadi Eisenkot will take the lead. Polls suggest a tight race between Netanyahu's …

The University of Arizona has suspended a fraternity's activities after a female student alleged two men sexually assaulted her at fraternity's house in August. The Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter was …

The younger sister of Stephen Hubbard, the American who was freed after spending more than four years in a Russian prison, says he was in disbelief about his release. Patricia Hubbard Fox told The …

South Korean officials are struggling to free a large gray shark trapped for over a month in a canal in Busan. The 3-meter-long dusky shark, nicknamed Bukangi, has become a tourist attraction, …