Despite calls from the Conservative party, some activists and the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims, the government continues to rebuff calls to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Gua...

Despite blanket denials of war crimes from the Kremlin, a Russian soldier has revealed details of looting, torture and killing that took place in the Kyiv suburb of Andriivka back in March. ...

Human rights groups in Egypt had hoped the authoritarian government would relax its grip on civil society ahead of COP27, but instead advocates warn police have started cracking down and arresting any...

The UN's nuclear agency says its inspections in Ukraine found no evidence of radioactive "dirty bomb" activity alleged by Russia.

Twitter will begin alerting employees by email about whether they will be laid off, the company said in an email to staff on Thursday. The social media company, recently purchased by Elon Musk, has te...

The Brooklyn Nets are suspending Kyrie Irving for at least five games without pay, saying they were dismayed by his failure to "unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs."

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday congratulated Benjamin Netanyahu on his election win, a Lapid spokesperson said, confirming the former premier's triumphant comeback at the head of a soli...

A gunman opened fire at a container truck carrying Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday, wounding him slightly and killing one of his supporters, a senior leader from his party and ...

Some of the world's most famous glaciers are set to disappear over the next 30 years, regardless of how much the planet warms, a new report from UNESCO says.

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Thursday, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that triggered an alert for residents in parts of central and norther...

CBS and its former president, Leslie Moonves, will pay $30.5 million US as part of an agreement with the New York attorney general's office, which says the network's executives conspired with a Los An...

The Bank of England has announced its biggest interest rate increase in three decades as it tries to beat back stubbornly high inflation fuelled by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the disastrous econ...

After two years of fighting that killed thousands of people and left many more displaced or starving, Ethiopia's government and Tigray authorities have reached a peace deal.

After weeks of reassuring talk about America's economy and inflation, U.S. President Joe Biden turned Wednesday night to a darker, more urgent message, warning ahead of the midterm elections that demo...

Truckers supporting ousted Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro continue to block major roads as some demonstrators call for the armed forces to intervene and overturn Sunday's election result. ...

The White House on Wednesday accused North Korea of covertly shipping a "significant number" of artillery shells to Russia in support of its invasion of Ukraine.

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz was formally sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison after families presented victim impact statements during the two-day hearing.

The UN Security Council on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected Russia's attempt to establish a commission to investigate its unfounded claims that Ukraine and the United States are carrying out "milita...

CVS Health Corp, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walmart Inc. have agreed to pay about $13.8 billion US to resolve thousands of state, local and tribal government lawsuits accusing the pharmacy chai...

Cristian Javier and Houston's bullpen combined on just the second no-hitter in World Series history, silencing a booming lineup and boisterous ballpark as the Astros blanked the Philadelphia Phillies ...