Iran has ordered government offices and banks across much of the country to close for a day. Surging summer temperatures and ...

The U.N. immigration agency reports that a boat carrying African migrants that capsized off Yemen's coast has killed 56 and left 132 missing, revising casualty figures released earlier. The incident ...

Oil giant BP, which recently pivoted away from green energy, posted Tuesday better-than-expected quarterly earnings and ...

A "one-in, one-out" deal in which Britain can return some migrants who cross the Channel in small boats back to France came ...

Going online in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and even dangerous. Accessing independent news sites, Facebook, and ...

Malian authorities say four Moroccan truck drivers who were kidnapped in January in West Africa by the Islamic State group and held captive for months were released late Sunday. The ...

Bangladesh's interim leader on Tuesday marked the one year anniversary since the overthrow of the autocratic regime of Sheikh ...

Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine killed three people, including a mechanic at a railway station, and wounded at least 12 ...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared Tuesday to unveil an updated Gaza war plan designed to destroy Hamas and ...

Japan logged a new heat record on Tuesday, with the mercury hitting 41.8C, the weather office said, warning temperatures may ...

British energy group BP on Tuesday posted a net profit for the second quarter, in contrast to weaker results from energy ...

Australia will upgrade its navy with 11 Mogami-class frigates built by Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Defence Minister ...