BEIJING — A top Chinese diplomat sought Friday to allay concerns about his country’s increasingly prominent activities in the Arctic, saying Beijing won’t interfere in the...
BRITAL, Lebanon — To bird lovers, the scenes are upsetting. Dozens of dead buzzards lie on a carpet of feathers on a rocky hill in northern...
ALEPPO, Syria — Aleppo’s largest square was packed with people of all ages: young men performing a folk dance, children playing, others buying ice cream, popcorn,...
DILI, East Timor — East Timor will hold new elections after the minority government formed last year was unable to get its policy program and budget...
HANOI, Vietnam — Police in Vietnam arrested the former chairman of a scandal-hit major state-owned conglomerate for alleged abuse of power as communist authorities step up...
BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top court says that asylum-seekers in the bloc shouldn’t be psychologically tested on their sexual orientation as part of the procedure...
KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh — Mohammad Younus is a refugee for the second time. The 30-year-old Rohingya Muslim, who has been slowly rebuilding a shadow of...
SAO PAULO — Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva cancelled a trip to Africa on Thursday after a Brazilian judge ordered federal police to seize...
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — A fire swept through a hospital in southeastern South Korea on Friday, killing more than 30 people and injuring dozens in...
HANOI, Vietnam — A court in Vietnam has started the trial of a former executive accused of embezzling from the state oil giant and who Germany...