Japan is fighting a forest fire that has damaged dozens of homes and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate in a northeastern coastal city. The fire has burned about 2,100 hectares (5,190 acres) of forest in Ofunato since it started Wednesday, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. The…
There are three major hurdles to holding new elections, officials said. Only three quarters of Ukraine’s polling stations are…
It’s not unusual to see superheroes in the streets when it’s Carnival time in Brazil. Batman, Superman and Spider-Man…
Pope Francis experienced “two episodes of acute respiratory failure,” the Vatican said Monday, marking the latest in a series…
Mexico has extradited 29 alleged criminals to the United States, among them the so-called “narco of narcos” Rafael Caro…
Japan’s Prince Hisahito, the second in line to the throne, held a debut news conference on Monday, telling reporters…
As President Donald Trump unleashes sweeping changes across the US government and overturns decades of American foreign policy, Chinese…
Warning: This report contains details of sexual assaults. Reader discretion is advised. Armed forces in Sudan’s ongoing civil war…
Dozens of construction workers have been pulled alive from metal containers after they were trapped by a deadly Himalayan…