Magnitude 6.7 earthquake shakes Peru’s southern Andes, USGS says
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook Peru’s southern Andes Mountains on Thursday
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Pakistan may consider private hospital treatment for imprisoned ex-PM, minister says
A senior Pakistani Cabinet minister says the government could consider allowing imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan to receive treatment at a private hospital or abroad if adequate medical care is unavailable at a government facility
Cameroon's President Biya returns after a long stay abroad raises health concerns
President Paul Biya has returned to Cameroon after more than two months abroad
Boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria, leaving dozens of people dead
A boat has capsized in a river in Nigeria’s northwestern Sokoto state, leaving more than 40 people dead
Togo detains French filmmakers over alleged immigration violations, advocacy group says
Media freedom group Reporters Without Borders says that two French filmmakers and their Togolese fixer have been jailed in Togo after more than three weeks in custody
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Express train hits and kills 4 workers at a railway station in Japan
Four people working on a railway track in Japan died after an express train hit them
New opposition group plans protest in Tunisia after extreme heat-driven power and water cuts
Tunisians are facing water and electricity shortages amid extreme heat, fueling anger at the country's leadership
Swiss tourist sentenced to a year in jail for insulting Bali's sacred Day of Silence
A court in Bali has sentenced a Swiss tourist to one year in prison for insulting a sacred Hindu observance
More bodies recovered after Central African Republic mine collapse kills over 100
Hopes of finding survivors from a collapsed gold mine in Central African Republic are fading as local workers say the recovery efforts lack equipment and expertise
US to send hospital ship to Peru as El Nino threat looms
The United States plans to send a military hospital ship to Peru’s Pacific coast next year to help with the effects of El Nino
What to know about the trial of former Tiananmen vigil organizers before a verdict
Two activists who organized Hong Kong's annual Tiananmen Square vigil are likely to hear a verdict in their case brought under a China-imposed national security law
Russian missile barrage across Ukraine's capital kills at least 12 and wounds 33
A Russian missile barrage has killed at least 12 people in Ukraine's capital
A historic boat emerges in Serbia as Europe's rivers run dry from drought and heat
The wreck of a steam tugboat from the early 1900s has emerged from shrinking waters in Serbia
Hong Kong conglomerate seeks $1.5 billion in damages from Panama for takeover of canal ports
CK Hutchison is seeking over $1.5 billion from Panama for damages to its investments after the country seized two ports at the ends of the Panama Canal
A warehouse burns near Moscow. In Ukraine, drone crews prepare to strike again
Ukrainian drones have targeted a major logistics center outside Moscow, setting it ablaze
Brazil's top court beefs up protections for women against violent men
Brazil’s Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Wednesday to significantly expand the scope of the country’s landmark law to protect women from violence
Lebanon extradites ex-Assad general to Syria for trial over alleged crimes
Syria's Interior Ministry says that Lebanon has extradited a former military officer from Lebanon to Syrian authorities
Liberia charges former vice president with drug trafficking and other offenses
Liberia has charged former Vice President Jewel Howard-Taylor with drug trafficking, money laundering and other offenses as part of an investigation into an alleged transnational narcotics network
A triple crisis: Earthquake takes a heavy toll on Colombia's impoverished and neglected region
Recovering from the devastating earthquake that hit Colombia earlier this month will be particularly challenging for Choco, a remote region that has long struggled with high poverty rates, poor infrastructure and underfunded health and education services
What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola
An Ebola outbreak in Congo has surpassed 5,000 confirmed cases
Deadly attacks on aid workers and contractors surge in South Sudan as UN urges protection
At least 36 humanitarian workers and contractors have been killed in South Sudan since January, surpassing last year's total of 31
OAS warns Haiti needs help as it prepares to hold elections for the first time since 2016
The secretary general of the Organization of American States says that Haiti needs help fighting gangs and seizing back territory as it prepares to hold general elections for the first time in more than a decade
Death toll in mine collapse in Central African Republic rises to more than 100
The death toll from a gold mine collapse in the Central African Republic has risen to more than 100
Brazilian police say at least 23 killed in minibus and truck crash
Brazilian police say that at least 23 people have been killed when a minibus and a truck collided head-on in the southern state of Parana
Canadian official condemns Israel’s 'unlawful invasion' and announces new aid to Lebanon
A Canadian official has condemned what he called Israel’s “unlawful invasion” of Lebanon
ICC slams US decision to sanction court's president, prosecution lawyer
The International Criminal Court has criticized new U.S. sanctions on its senior staff as a “flagrant attack” on its independence
Erin Patterson appeals 3 murder convictions over death cap mushroom lunch
Triple-murderer Erin Patterson is appealing her convictions for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms
Erin Patterson appeals 3 murder convictions in Australia over death cap mushroom lunch
Triple-murderer Erin Patterson is appealing her convictions for poisoning four of her estranged husband’s relatives with death cap mushrooms
Hotel blaze in India's West Bengal kills 9 and injures 6
A fire in a hotel has killed at least nine people and injured six others in Kolkata, the capital of India’s West Bengal state
Businesses reopen after eastern Indonesia earthquake displaced thousands
Grocery stores, gas stations and other businesses have reopened across Indonesia’s Flores island