Sudanese paramilitary shelling of a market in Omdurman, part of greater Khartoum, killed 40 people on Saturday, a medical source told AFP.

The head of Africa's health agency said the situation in the DRC city of Goma was a "full-scale public health emergency", warning that the fighting there could fuel major pandemics.

India's finance minister unveiled broad income tax cuts on Saturday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government looks to bolster consumption and perk up a slowing economy.

Colombia has offered to pay for the "dignified" deportation of its citizens from the United States, the foreign ministry said Friday, a week after a public spat between presidents Gustavo Petro and ...

Guangdong has extended an exclusive invitation to the guests to experience an extraordinary Chinese New Year. This video takes you through the heart of Guangdong’s festive traditions — Yingge dance, ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday issued guidance prohibiting Pentagon resources from being used to mark months celebrating people of different ethnic backgrounds, describing doing so as ...

Afghanistan's Taliban government took over management of Kabul's famed Serena hotel on Saturday, a hotel statement said, a luxury property targeted by Taliban attacks during their insurgency.

A South Carolina man convicted of murdering a high school friend was put to death by lethal injection on Friday in the first execution in the United States this year.

The White House has been flooded with more than 10,000 applications for the seat, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, after unveiling a new policy that allows podcasters, TikTokers and other ...

The UN rights chief said Friday that he was "deeply alarmed" by reports of summary executions of civilians in Khartoum North, allegedly by Sudanese army fighters and allied militia.

Six Americans detained in Venezuela were released Friday and returned to the United States with President Donald Trump's special envoy, following his meeting with President Nicolas Maduro who called ...

Half a century after her death, Umm Kulthum's singular voice still echoes through busy streets in Egypt, across time-worn cafes in Iraq, and in millions of homes from Morocco to Oman.