Afghan women facing arrest for wearing makeup and alleged dress code violations, UN says
The Taliban has arrested dozens of women in Afghanistan in recent months for alleged dress code violations, the United Nations says
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Lufthansa, Indian airlines suspend Riyadh service after explosions hit Saudi capital
Airlines like Lufthansa and Air India have temporarily suspended flights to Saudi Arabia's capital after explosions were reported Thursday, including a large blast at Riyadh's international airport
Laotian man deported by US to South Sudan leaves for Laos after year in detention
A Laotian man deported by the U.S. to South Sudan has returned to his home country after more than a year in detention
Judge says search warrants used to seize property from ex-Prince Andrew were unlawful
A London judge says police who searched former Prince Andrew's properties in connection to Jeffrey Epstein agreed the search warrants were unlawful
Judge says search warrants used to seize property from former Prince Andrew were unlawful
A London judge says police who searched former Prince Andrew's properties in connection to Jeffrey Epstein agreed the search warrants were unlawful
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Death of 87-year-old Maricarmen is reenergizing Spain's protests to stop evictions
María del Carmen Abascal had spent most of her life quietly residing in the apartment her family had rented decades before in downtown Madrid
Majority of people in Myanmar are living in poverty or at risk, UN report says
More than two-thirds of the population of Myanmar is either living in poverty or at risk of falling into it, according to a United Nations report
Myanmar's military-backed leader seeks closer ties on visit to Malaysia as he pivots to diplomacy
Myanmar's military-backed leader, Min Aung Hlaing, is focusing on diplomacy and bilateral cooperation during his visit to Malaysia
South Korea test-flies its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon
South Korea has flight-tested its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon
A British man is bailed after his arrest in security incident at a US-run military base in England
Authorities have released a 22-year-old British man on bail after his arrest on suspicion of plotting a terror attack at a U.S.-run military air base in England
Russia's public health watchdog denies second infection in suspected plague case
Russia’s public health watchdog has denied that a lab worker who died in Siberia had spread infection to another person as global concerns swirled about suspected pneumonic plague
Rubio visits Portugal, praising a 'great ally' and looking to build deeper ties
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Portugal, wrapping up a tour of NATO allies
South Korea to recall its ambassador to Ukraine over North Korean POW dispute
South Korea says it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine, stepping up its protest of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s recent revelation of a supposedly secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea
Royal Navy member to appear in court on spying charges
London police say a Royal Navy member has been charged with spying for an unidentified foreign power
UK judge to hear the opening salvo in ex-Prince Andrew’s bid to challenge searches at his residences
A London judge is set to hold a hearing in former Prince Andrew’s challenge to police searches at his residences
Police fire tear gas at a barricaded Paris school as protests show no sign of ending
Students in northeastern Paris gathered Thursday to protest outside a high school, with police responding using tear gas
Ukraine grapples with a shortage of troops at the front after over 4 years of war
A shortage of combat-ready troops has plagued Ukraine ever since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022
Nobel Prize in literature to be awarded in Stockholm
The Nobel Prize in literature will be awarded by the Swedish Academy in Stockholm
A partial building collapse in Istanbul traps at least 7 people, including a child
A seven-story building in Istanbul has partially collapsed, trapping at least seven people, including a 6-year-old
Eritrean soldiers entered northern Ethiopian towns, government-allied commander says
A commander allied with Ethiopia’s government reports Eritrean soldiers entered in Adigrat and Idaga Hamus, with military officers conducting surveillance in Idaga Hamus
Deported to Central African Republic, a transgender woman who lived openly in Miami is hiding again
Daniela Fuentes is a transgender woman from Cuba who's been deported to the Central African Republic as part of a U.S. immigration policy
UN health agency wants more details from Russia on suspected pneumonic plague case
A top official with the World Health Organization says the U.N. health agency doesn’t know how a lab employee in Siberia died amid concerns about plague
Neither Bolsonaro nor Lula: Brazil’s undecided and abstaining voters may determine the election
Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro are both focused on persuading the undecided voters ahead of the Oct. 25 presidential election
Sri Lanka's former first lady is arrested on corruption allegations
The wife of Sri Lanka’s former powerful President Mahinda Rajapaksa has been arrested and detained on allegations of misusing donations received into her charity when she was first lady
Russia keeps a tight lid on suspected case of pneumonic plague as global concerns mount
Russian authorities are keeping a tight lid on information about last week’s suspicious death of a lab worker in Siberia that has been surrounded by secrecy and claims that it could have been caused by pneumonic plague
Germany's former intelligence chief faces espionage allegations
Germany's former intelligence chief, August Hanning, faces charges of treasonous espionage
Ebola creates new hot spots in Congo as responders describe ‘chaotic’ response
The Ebola outbreak in Congo is spreading rapidly to new hot spots where patients have little or no support
Man charged in killing of British ex-politician tried to break into Farage's home
A prosecutor says a man accused of killing former British politician Ann Widdecombe allegedly tried to break into Nigel Farage's home about a year earlier
Mayor of Turkish opposition stronghold defects to Erdogan's party
A stronghold of Turkey’s opposition has fallen to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party for the first time
Polish police arrest a man after attack at a school left 7 people injured
Police in Poland have arrested a 19-year-old student following an attack at a vocational school north of Warsaw, the country's capital