BEIJING — The official Xinhua News Agency says 23 workers are trapped after a coal mine was flooded in China’s northeastern Heilongjiang province. The news agency...
SEOUL, South Korea — Pope Francis called Thursday for renewed efforts to forge peace on the war-divided Korean Peninsula and for both sides to avoid “fruitless”...
KAMENSK-SHAKHTINSKY, Russia — In a diplomatic game of chicken, a large Russian aid convoy rolled toward the Ukrainian border on Thursday – but it was heading...
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is grappling with how to bridge the gap between its increasingly dire assessment of the threat posed by the Islamic State...
BAGHDAD — Clashes between Iraqi troops and Sunni militants west of Baghdad killed at least four children on Thursday as the United Nations announced its highest...
SEOUL, South Korea — Pope Francis’ choice of wheels during his five-day South Korean visit has surprised many in this painfully self-conscious country, where big shots...
SANTOS, Brazil—Brazil’s presidential race is in stunned disarray after one of the top three contenders was killed on the campaign trail when a small plane carrying...
FERGUSON, Mo. — Police used tear gas and smoke bombs to repel crowds who threw Molotov cocktails during another violent night on the streets of a...
PARIS — Five French climbers died and a sixth was missing Wednesday on France’s Mont Blanc, after a night of snow and wind on Europe’s tallest...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — It started when the small Indian Ocean island of Seychelles refused entry to Sierra Leone’s soccer squad, fearing that the deadly...