More than 1,300 are missing in Nepal and Tibet after catastrophic floods caused by glacier collapse
Rescue teams are searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border
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Pakistani investigators visiting hospital nursery where fire killed 14 newborns
High-level investigators are visiting the hospital nursery in Pakistan's capital where a fast-moving fire killed 14 newborns
Chinese FM calls for US, China to 'overcome obstacles' ahead of presidential summit
China’s foreign minister says his country and the United States need to overcome obstacles between the nations ahead of an expected September summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping
Canada is bolstering its defense industry as US relations fray
Canadian military spending is surging, with companies expanding into defense contracting
Canada is bolstering its defense industry as US relations fray. A boom is on for local contractors
Canadian military spending is surging, with companies expanding into defense contracting
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Carney to address European Parliament as Canada deepens ties after break with Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will address the European Parliament next month in a high-profile visit that underscores Canada’s push to deepen ties with Europe
A robot sprinter shatters a 100-meter record again as sparks fly at China’s robot competition
A robot sprinter has broken another 100-meter record at China's World Humanoid Robot Games
Peru court hands lengthy prison terms in killing of Indigenous Amazon defender
A Peruvian court has convicted four men of murder-for-hire and sentenced them to between 15 and 35 years in prison for the 2023 killing of an Indigenous Kichwa leader and rainforest defender
US declares drought disaster for parts of Puerto Rico as dry conditions persist
The U.S. government has announced a drought disaster for more than two dozen cities and towns in Puerto Rico as water woes deepen across the U.S. territory, with no relief in sight
King Charles III to visit the Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda this autumn
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit three countries in and around the Caribbean this fall
Former head of Rwanda's presidential guard dies in prison, his brother says
Tom Byabagamba, a former commander of President Paul Kagame’s elite presidential guard, has died in prison after 12 years behind bars
Inquest opens into death of ex-Cambridge University professor Jason Arday
An inquest into the sudden death earlier this month of Jason Arday, a university professor who faced a storm of plagiarism accusations, has opened in London
The epic La Tomatina food fight paints a small Spanish town red
Thousands have descended on a small Spanish town for the annual La Tomatina food fight
Fire at hospital in Pakistan’s capital kills 14 newborns, officials say
Fire at hospital in Pakistan’s capital kills 14 newborns, officials say
Tanzania's vice president resigns in test to the country's democracy
Tanzania’s vice president is resigning after less than a year in office
The epic La Tomatina food fight draws thousands to a small Spanish town
Thousands have descended on a small Spanish town for the annual La Tomatina food fight
Fire at hospital nursery in Pakistan’s capital kills 14 newborns, officials say
Officials in Pakistan say a fire that erupted at a newborn nursery at a major government hospital in Pakistan’s capital has killed 14 babies
Typhoon Saudel heads west after pounding Japan's remote islands, injuring 2
A powerful typhoon is heading west over the East China Sea after slamming Okinawa and other remote southwestern Japanese islands, causing blackouts, flight cancellations and threatening landslides
Rohingya refugees rally in Bangladesh camps to demand safe return to Myanmar
Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh held a rally Tuesday to demand safe return to Myanmar
US issues security alert in Mexican border city and suspends consular activities
The U.S. government issued a travel alert for Americans planning to visit Mexicali in northern Mexico and temporarily suspended consular activities in the border city due to a “potential threat,” without providing details
Colombian officials say criminal groups could have set Tolima forest fires
The governor of Colombia’s Tolima province says criminal groups could be behind some forest fires that have burned large areas this month
Sudanese medical group accuses rebel group of killing 27 people
Ethnic clashes in southern Sudan have killed 27 people, including four children, a local medical group said
More than 50 kidnapped after violent gang attack in Haiti leaves 47 dead
The United Nations says armed men have killed at least 47 people and kidnapped over 50 others near Haiti’s capital
A former Armenian president is detained in a corruption investigation
Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee says former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan and his eldest son have been detained after law enforcement officers raided businesses linked to the family
Chinese artist sentenced to 3 years in prison over satirical Mao statues
A Chinese court has sentenced artist Gao Zhen to three years in prison for "infringing upon the reputation of heroes" through his satirical art
Peru court hands lengthy prison terms in killing of Indigenous Amazon defender
A Peruvian court has convicted four men of murder-for-hire and sentenced them to between 15 and 35 years in prison for the 2023 killing of an Indigenous Kichwa leader and rainforest defender
Hungary files criminal complaint over $965M COVID-19 deal, citing possible fraud
Hungary's foreign ministry has filed a criminal complaint over possible fraud related to the previous government's purchase of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic
Court says Turkish judiciary has a 'systematic problem' in ruling on philanthropist
The European Court of Human Rights has criticized Turkey's courts over the imprisonment of philanthropist Osman Kavala
Putin issues decree opening door to state control of key sites after drone strikes
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allowing the government to take temporary control of critical infrastructure if private owners fail to protect it from Ukrainian drone attacks or repair it afterward
Colombian president orders immigration raids, vows deportations of migrants without legal status
Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has promised to deport thousands of migrants who are in the country without residence permits