A fire engulfed a food and beverage factory outside Bangladesh's capital, killing at least 52 people, many of whom were trapped inside by an illegally locked door, fire officials said Friday. ...

Haiti's interim government said Friday that it asked the U.S. to deploy troops to protect key infrastructure as it tries to stabilize the country in the aftermath of the assassination of President Jov...

The fast-moving storm Elsa lashed New York City and New England with heavy rain and high winds Friday, flooding streets, toppling trees and hindering some rail service.

Forest clearances in Brazil's portion of the Amazon increased 1.8 per cent in June compared to a year ago, to 1,062 square kilometres, according to national space research agency Inpe. ...

A British police officer on Friday admitted to murdering Sarah Everard, whose killing sparked anger and protests across the country.

Former South African president Jacob Zuma lost a court bid on Friday to overturn his arrest for contempt, days after turning himself in for a 15-month jail term.

A group of legal scholars from around the world are working to make “ecocide” an international crime alongside genocide and war crimes.

President Joe Biden on Thursday said "speed is safety" as the United States seeks to end the nearly 20-year war.

People in Quebec who aren't fully vaccinated could be denied access to certain activities in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak, starting in September.

Pfizer plans to ask U.S. regulators to authorize a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine within the next month, the drugmaker's top scientist said on Thursday.

Developing nations, UN seek clear plan for promised climate finance

Zaila Avant-garde from Harvey, La., breezed to the championship at the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night, becoming the first African American winner and only the second Black champion in...

Michael Avenatti, the brash California lawyer who once represented Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against then-president Donald Trump, was sentenced Thursday to two and half years in prison for trying to ...

For many people, restrictions on cross-border travel are no big deal. For others, it’s been a life-altering mess. That includes residents of one unusual U.S. community stranded by the Canadian borde...

Fans have been banned from the Tokyo Olympics following a state of emergency being declared Thursday aimed at containing rising COVID-19 infections in the Japanese capital. The ban comes just two wee...

Crews searching the collapsed condo tower near Miami have recovered 10 more bodies, bringing the death toll to 64, one day after officials said there was no longer hope of finding anyone alive. ...

The pairing of Rodgers and Bryson DeChambeau proved too much for Brady and Phil Mickelson in The Match on Tuesday at The Reserve at Moonlight Basin in Big Sky, Mont.

Emergency workers gave up Wednesday on any hope of finding survivors in a collapsed Florida condo building, telling sobbing families that there was "no chance of life" in the rubble as crews shifted t...

China has criticized what it called the "politicization of sports" after British lawmakers urged a boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics unless China allows an investigation of complaints of hum...

The uncle of a teenager who recorded the last moments of George Floyd's life in a video that helped launch a global protest movement against racial injustice has died in a crash involving a Minneapoli...