Thousands of delegates from across China are gathering in Beijing this week for the start of the country’s most…

South Korea and the United States began their annual Freedom Shield joint military drills on Monday to bolster readiness…

Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency on Sunday after thousands of inmates apparently escaped from its largest prison…

A growing number of children in Gaza are dying from dehydration and malnutrition, the Palestinian health ministry said Sunday,…

From above, Haiti’s capital city Port-au-Prince still looks serene, its white-washed homes climbing steep green hills that encircle a glittering bay. But to…

Police in eastern India have arrested three men for the alleged gang rape of a foreign tourist and assault…

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees on Monday accused Israel of detaining and torturing some of its staffers, coercing…

France became the world’s first country to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution on Monday, the culmination of an…

A United Nations team has found “clear and convincing” information that hostages in Gaza were sexually abused, Pramila Patten, the…

Across sweeping desert vistas, spectacular star dunes stand out. The distinctive mounds are among the tallest sand dunes on…