Reuters

Human rights activists are urging Afganistan’s President Ashraf Ghani to expand anti-torture laws enacted months ago to allow victims abused…

A ceasefire took effect on Sunday in an Islamic State pocket straddling the Syria-Lebanon border, where the jihadists have been…

A second person was killed on Saturday as Harvey, the most powerful storm to hit Texas in more than 50…

Mark Wahlberg soared to the top of the world’s highest paid actors on an annual Forbes magazine list that highlighted…

US President Donald Trump called Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday and said he was keen to overcome any…

India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled a controversial Muslim instant divorce law unconstitutional, a landmark victory for Muslim women who…

An earthquake hit the tourist-packed Italian holiday island of Ischia on Monday night, killing at least two people, injuring dozens…

 Lebanese President Michel Aoun signed off on public sector wage increases and related tax hikes on Monday, the national news…

A suspect still at large after the Barcelona van attack began showing more religiously conservative behavior within the past year…

An 18-year-old Moroccan asylum seeker will appear in court on Tuesday over a knife attack in the city of Turku…