The move coincides with a lifting of sanctions against Iran, which a Canadian official said was being done in conjunction with allies.
After cases of abuse and violence, groups in Germany and the Netherlands are working to set up special housing for new arrivals facing threats.
A look back at the events that changed Egypt’s political landscape since the uprising that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
The closest the clock has come to midnight was in 1953 after a series of U.S. and Soviet nuclear tests saw the clock moved to two minutes to midnight.
Jack Letts is surprised by reports that he had joined ISIS and married an Iraqi woman. His family says he's a humanitarian aid worker, not a terrorist.
The announcement Tuesday came as part of an effort to normalize relations with Cuba, which have been hostile for decades.
The so-called jewelry bill approved Tuesday lets authorities to take up to $1,450 from individuals and families that decide to stay as asylum-seekers.
The U.N. confirms that 2015 was the warmest on record. Katie Sargent reports.
The unmanned aerial vehicles are part of a system to be established in Italy as concerns increase over the Islamic State group.
Eighteen corpses have been uncovered in the recaptured city of Ramadi, and officials estimate dozens more could be discovered there.
The country has blamed dropping oil prices and a costly fight against the Islamic State group.
The teenager was refused entry to the country's Army after refusing to wear standard issue leather boots.
With Western officials hinting that economic sanctions against Russia could be lifted, Eastern European states are working to increase their military defenses.
A United Nations report had previously warned that climate change could trigger locust plagues.
Some 25,000 children are suffering from severe acute malnutrition and require treatment, the United Nations Children’s Fund said Tuesday.
Italy’s leaders censored statues and slashed wine from the menu as Iran’s president Tuesday visited a museum after signing billions of dollars in contracts.
The country is undergoing political turmoil after $1 billion disappeared from three banks and former Prime Minister Vlad Filat was implicated in the case.
Many civil servants also participated in a big strike Tuesday to protest their shrinking purchasing power.
Unesco's director-general is reportedly “deeply outraged” by Iran’s decision to hold the contest, the third of its kind.
The Shanghai Composite index, which has dropped 22 percent this year, tumbled to its lowest close since December 2014.
China has kept open the possibility of military action to invade Taiwan, passing a law in 2005 stating the conditions under which it would attack.
Amid threats of boycott by several Syrian opposition groups, it is still not clear who would be attending the long-delayed negotiations.
A piece of suspected plane wreckage was found off the coast of southern Thailand, prompting speculation it might belong to the missing Boeing 777.
Authorities said the boat had come from Indonesia and was carrying illegal migrants.
Claims of corruption, involving nearly $700 million, led to protests against Prime Minister Najib Razak, as well as demands for his resignation.
President Michel Martelly is determined to leave office on the first day of Haiti's carnival in two weeks even though he has no replacement, the prime minister said Monday.
Calls for reparations over World War II sex slaves and concerns over China’s regional actions threatened to overshadow the visit.
After Sunday’s presidential election was called off, some want the incumbent leader to yield to a transitional government.
The army launched its offensive against insurgents in Sheikh Maskin late last month and was supported by Russian and Syrian airstrikes.
Following a recent attack in Jakarta, the nation has blocked more than 780,000 sites that it says spread radical views.
