A fire at a nursing home in Sri Lanka has killed 12 people, police say
A fire at a nursing home in western Sri Lanka has killed 12 residents and injured eight others
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A Yazidi tells an Australian court she was enslaved and raped in an IS home in Syria
A Yazidi woman alleges she was enslaved in Syria by a woman and repeatedly raped and beaten by the woman’s father, according to police
Gunmen kidnap 7 students from school in northwestern Nigeria
Gunmen have raided an off-campus residence in northwest Nigeria and kidnapped seven students
Brazilian players from a Rio favela find hope and opportunities thanks to soccer
João Victor Gonçalves, from one of Rio de Janeiro's poorest favelas, has achieved a dream by playing soccer internationally
What to know about the protests over a Trump family-linked resort in Albania
A massive coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner is facing resistance in Albania
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Ahead of papal visit, Spain pushes forward with reparations for church sex abuse victims
Spain is addressing sexual abuse within the Catholic Church with a new reparations program
How Voodoo overcame suppression and became a democratic force in the West African nation of Benin
Benin recently inaugurated President Romuald Wadagni as its new leader in the latest transition in the West African nation
Beijing bans 4 New Zealand lawmakers from entering China because they visited Taiwan
New Zealand's government plans to express concern to Beijing after four lawmakers were banned from visiting China for a year
Police warn families of Tiananmen crackdown dead not to visit graves on 37th anniversary
Chinese authorities are intensifying efforts to erase the memory of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown
Sherpa guide missing for a week on Mount Everest rescued while crawling to base camp
Rescuers say a Sherpa guide was found alive a week after he went missing on Mount Everest
Ukraine's drone strikes set a gloomy tone for Putin's economic showcase
A massive black cloud rising above the St. Petersburg skyline from a Ukrainian drone strike set a gloomy tone for the opening of President Vladimir Putin’s annual showcase of Russia’s economic achievements
Philippine Senate reopens after impasse but standoff among senators remain
An impasse between two factions of senators in the Philippines that shut the Senate for two days has ended after one side gained a quorum and the chamber was able to reopen
North Korea unveils another nuclear plant
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has visited a new facility to produce nuclear materials and announced plans to bolster the country’s nuclear forces “at an exponential rate."
Canadian government endorses plan to move whales from Marineland park to US, Spain
The Canadian government has endorsed a plan to move the last remaining captive whales from a shuttered theme park and zoo in Ontario to aquariums in the U.S. and Spain
Protesters clash with police in Chile's capital over President Kast’s education cuts
Thousands of students, teachers and activists have clashed with police in Chile's capital during a massive march against President José Antonio Kast’s education cuts and austerity measures
Canadian government endorses a plan to move whales from shuttered Marineland park to US and Spain
The Canadian government has endorsed a plan to move the last remaining captive whales from a shuttered theme park and zoo in Ontario to aquariums in the U.S. and Spain
Spanish hotel chain Meliá to shutter hotels in Cuba in latest blow to island's tourism sector
Spanish hotel chain Meliá has joined a growing list of companies with a long-standing presence in Cuba that are withdrawing or limiting their operations on the island after the U.S. announced new sanctions while upholding an oil embargo
11 years after one teen's death sparked massive Argentine protests, a new case shakes the nation
The killing this month of a 14-year-old girl in central Argentina has shocked the country, triggering a groundswell of outrage and growing demands for government action against gender-based violence
Child dies after inflatable castle tossed into air in Montreal park
A 3-year-old girl died from injuries she sustained when strong winds tossed an inflatable castle into the air during a party at a Montreal park
'We’re still behind' in Congo's Ebola outbreak even as testing improves, WHO says
The World Health Organization says Congo's Ebola outbreak had a head start, but testing is improving
Dutch court agrees to hear Greenpeace lawsuit against US energy company
Judges in Amsterdam have given Greenpeace a preliminary win in an anti-intimidation court case
Montenegro blocks entry to 87 Serbs over security concerns ahead of EU summit
Montenegro has blocked 87 Serbian men from entering the country after they were deemed to pose a security threat ahead of a European Union summit with Western Balkan leaders
Colombian presidential candidate de la Espriella thanks Trump for endorsing his campaign
Colombian lawyer and presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, has thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for endorsing his campaign
Nigerian court sentences four men to death over 2022 Catholic church attack
A federal court in Nigeria has sentenced four gunmen to death for a 2022 attack on a church that killed at least 50 people
What to know: Protests grow over Trump family-linked resort in Albania
A massive coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner is facing resistance in Albania
9 students to be remanded for 21 days over Kenya school fire that killed 16
Kenyan detectives have been granted 21 days to hold nine students suspected of planning an arson attack at a school in central Kenya
Syrians mourn a former chess champion as her death is confirmed 13 years later
Hundreds have gathered in Syria's capital to mourn former chess champion Rania al-Abbasi and her family, missing for 13 years
UK Royal Navy says 3 members died in a helicopter crash during a training exercise
Britain’s Royal Navy said three of its members died in a helicopter crash earlier in southwest England during a training exercise
Australian court bans man from contacting Norwegian princess studying in Sydney
A court in Australia has banned a 63-year-old man from contacting Norway's Princess Ingrid Alexander or her family for two years as she studies at university in Sydney
Fire sweeps through a New Delhi building, killing at least 21 people
A fire has swept through a building in New Delhi, killing at least 21 people and injuring several others