The Dixie Fire has burned more than 515,000 acres in northern California, destroying more than 1,000 homes and continuing to threaten residential areas. Efforts are now under way to provide relief and shelter to those who have been displaced by what...

The United States ordered the deployment Friday of 3,000 troops to Afghanistan to evacuate their nationals, as the Taliban overran more key regional cities in an offensive that has left the capital dangerously exposed.

Almost twenty years ago, Panta Petrovic made social distancing a lifestyle choice when he moved into a tiny Serbian mountain cave to avoid society. Last year, on one of his visits to town, the dreadlocked man with a long beard found out there was a...

An "unprecedented" number of migrants were intercepted illegally crossing the US-Mexico border in July, the head of America's Homeland Security department has said. Border guards recorded more than 200,000 instances of people attempting to enter th...

Israelis aged 50 and over began receiving vaccine booster shots against the coronavirus Friday as part of a government bid to stem spiking infections driven by the Delta variant. The government announced on Thursday that it was offering third shots...

Vote counting was underway in Zambia on Friday after a hard-fought general election that saw social media throttled in the capital and President Edgar Lungu send more troops to three provinces to quell violence. The ballot is expected to be the tig...

The death toll from Turkey's flash floods soared to 27 on Friday as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan prepared to inspect one of the hardest-hit regions and lend his moral support. The devastations across Turkey's northern Black Sea regions came just ...

A Taiwanese-Macanese gay couple tied the knot in Taipei on Friday after winning a landmark legal case as they called for the island to amend its laws to allow same-sex unions with all foreigners. Taiwan is at the vanguard of the burgeoning LGBTQ ri...

Fires burning for over a week that caused Greece's worst ecological disaster in decades were finally placed under control Friday, the fire department said. "As of yesterday, there is no major active front, just scattered pockets," a fire department...

Japan will grant asylum to a footballer from Myanmar's national team who raised an anti-coup salute during a match outside Tokyo and refused to fly home, reports said Friday. Substitute goalkeeper Pyae Lyan Aung raised the three-finger salute as th...

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said his government would not give in to "blackmail or threats" after the United States urged him to make serious efforts toward holding elections if he wants sanctions relief. Washington's call comes ahead of a Fri...

China on Friday rejected the World Health Organization's calls for a renewed probe into the origins of Covid-19, saying it supported "scientific" over "political" efforts to find out how the virus started.

The All Blacks are treating Saturday's Bledisloe Cup rematch against Australia at Eden Park with the intensity of a "final", looking to secure the trophy before a likely five months on the road in a Covid world. After winning the first match 33-25,...

China on Friday rejected the World Health Organization's calls for a renewed probe into the origins of Covid-19, saying it supported "scientific" over "political" efforts to find out how the virus started. Pressure is once more mounting on Beijing ...

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur rallied from a set down to knock second seeded defending champion Bianca Andreescu out of the WTA hardcourt tournament in Montreal 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-1 on Thursday. The third-round upset was twice interrupted by rain as the Birm...