RUSSIA

Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan says he was assaulted by prison guards in Russia.

NGOs say of the 500,000 Syrian refugees in Istanbul, more than 25,000 are living illegally

An attorney for Tim Morrison said the National Security Council member would comply with a subpoena to appear next Thursday.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and US Defense Secretary Mark Esper discussed potential threats to 5G telecoms networks

Steppe eagles face rapid decline due to the spread of farming land across their territory and are vulnerable to wind turbines

Upon returning home from Japan, Duterte met with doctors who ruled out any surgical procedures.

A decades-long economic boom pulled millions of people out of poverty but the wealth has yet to reach all corners of China

Elon Musk-led SpaceX is readying for a crucial test of its Crew Dragon capsule that is being made for NASA to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station. SpaceX tweeted some visuals of the Crew Dragon tests.

Wenger says that he misses management -- even in freezing, rainy nights in northern England

US troops have been pulling out of Syria for days but some forces remain in eastern districts, where government forces have been deploying but have not yet re-established full control

"You can imagine there are going to be a lot of countries to step up to the plate at a level that would say 'OK, that warrants having an astronaut on the surface of the Moon,'" NASA chief Jim Bridenstine said

A man walks past a Dia supermarket in Madrid on February 5, 2019.Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman's holding company LetterOne has made a buyout offer for Spain's Dia Group supermarket chain

NATO defence ministers Thursday slammed Turkey for its military operation in Syria conducted with Russia's help, but recognised there was little they could do to sanction their strategically important ally.The first day of a two-day meeting of the ministers in Brussels was dominated by the issue, with Turkey isolated among the 29 member states because of its incursion against Kurdish fighters it considers "terrorists" but who are key in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) group in Syria.

Russia is showing off its next generation Kalashnikov assault rifles, helicopters and facial recognition systems as President Vladimir Putin hosts dozens of African leaders for a major summit in Sochi.The Wednesday and Thursday event at the Black Sea resort has brought together delegates to discuss everything from nuclear technology to mineral extraction -- but on the sidelines, stands for arms companies dominate.

Mass protests in Santiago, Chile raised questions about an upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, but the government says it will be held on schedule November 16-17

Metropolitan Yepifaniy is enthroned as head of the independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church in February 2019

Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam is set to be Africa's largest when it is completed

Maria Butina is to be released from US prison after completing her 18-month sentence for acting as an illegal foreign agent

NASA’s asteroid monitoring system has detected three asteroids that are currently approaching Earth. Given the sizes of the approaching asteroids, they could cause powerful explosions in the atmosphere if they collide with the planet.

Syrian Kurds waved flags and chanted slogans against Ankara's invading force

Edward Snowden graced the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast to talk about his book, aliens, and how the US government is using the smartphone to spy on its users.