At a time when global powers are heralding a ceasefire, Syria’s hospitals face a chronic state of medicine, equipment and staff in deadly short supply.
Recent missile tests have challenged a nuclear deal and a U.N. resolution, which calls on the country not to conduct “any activity” related to ballistic missiles.
U.S. authorities had been assessing if a March 4 airstrike had killed Abu Omar Al-Shishani, a top commander of the Islamic State group.
North Korea said it will nullify cross-border agreements on economic cooperation with the South and would not hesitate for a preemptive nuclear strike against the U.S.
Meanwhile, a study found that the virus, which is suspected of causing birth defects, could also trigger brain inflammation.
The two countries have not shared ambassadorial ties since 2010, and the U.S. imposed sanctions and declared Venezuela a national security threat a year ago.
Cheung Chi Ping and Lui Por were among five Hong Kong booksellers who disappeared over the past six months and re-surfaced in police custody in mainland China.
The second nomination, of Henry Van Hti Yu, by the National League for Democracy means Aung San Suu Kyi herself will not be the next president of Myanmar.
President Benigno Aquino's statement on the Islamic State group seemed to go against the warning from the country's largest separatist force.
Mexico’s tech leaders have struggled to attract serious investors and to persuade its best developers to stay put.
North Korea views U.S.-South Korean military drills as a rehearsal for a possible invasion.
The Iraqi government and the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad have warned people living along the Tigris River to move at least 3 to 4 miles away from the river’s banks.
England’s junior doctors go on strike following the government’s move forcing through pay and working condition reforms without the agreement of their trade union.
The Associated Press cited unidentified sources reporting that Sleiman Daoud al-Afari, who has links to Saddam Hussein's regime, was captured in Iraq.
The documents reportedly include German fighters’ names, education levels, addresses and willingness to serve as suicide bombers.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the warheads scientists developed are so small they can fit on ballistic missiles.
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, who said his family was dining when an attack was carried out nearby, stressed U.S. support for Israel.
Switzerland and Nigeria have agreed for the latter to return $321 million confiscated from former Nigerian military ruler Sani Abacha.
"Submission," the novel on which the play is based, has been extremely controversial.
Her hometown of Sevnica, Slovenia, is hoping her fame will give tourism a boost as Donald Trump continues to rack up victories in his quest for the GOP nomination.
Tunisian troops recovered weapons and arrested at least 10 other people during several raids in Ben Guerdan on the Libyan border.
About 1.5 million people in Brazil alone have already been affected by the Zika virus, which is suspected to be linked to microcephaly and Guillain-Barré Syndrome.
Nadezhda Savchenko, held in Russia since 2014, said she could die while on hunger strike before a Russian judge reaches a verdict.
Aung San Suu Kyi and the military are set to nominate their choices for president Thursday, and Parliament is expected to elect her party's choice by Monday.
Russian experts will be on board to supervise conformity of the agreed parameters of the flight and the use of observation equipment.
A Greenpeace investigation revealed that residents living in areas contaminated by the nuclear disaster are eating food exposed to dangerously high levels of radiation.
The cargo plane of Russian True Aviation crashed shortly after take-off from an airport in southeastern Bangladesh.
The missiles, which were fired from the northern part of the country, hit the southeastern part, travelling a distance of about 870 miles.
The opposition forces, along with their backer Saudi Arabia, had initially expressed reluctance to join the peace talks that will be held within days.
The move is likely to inflame tensions with China amid growing concerns over the country’s military expansion in the Asia-Pacific region.
