Kabul: Severe financial shortfalls and the coming of winter could spell a “major humanitarian crisis” for Afghanistan if money isn't restored to pay for wages and services, especially healthcare, the...

Quito: A riot in a penitentiary in coastal city of Guayaquil killed 24 inmates and injured 48 more Tuesday, Ecuadorian officials said. A police and military operation managed to regain...

Beijing, Sep 28 (AP) China's top diplomat has held a virtual meeting with NATO's chief to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, amid longstanding disagreements between Beijing and the U.S.-led alliance...

London: The UK's Opposition Labour Party members have passed an emergency motion declaring the new AUKUS military pact between Australia, UK and the US as a “dangerous move” threatening world...

Sanaa: Two days of fierce clashes between Yemeni government forces and the country's Houthi rebels over a crucial central city have killed more than 130 fighters, mostly rebels, officials said...

The Hague: The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court sought urgent clearance on Monday from the court's judges to resume investigations of war crimes and crimes against humanity in...

United Nations:  Russia, China, Pakistan and the United States are working together to ensure that Afghanistan's new Taliban rulers keep their promises, especially to form a genuinely representative government and...

Seoul:  South Korea on Sunday urged North Korea to restore dormant communication hotlines, a day after the North repeated an offer to open conditional talks. The North might be seeking...

By: Edith M. Lederer United Nations: It's almost certain that Afghanistan's Taliban rulers won't get to speak at this year's UN General Assembly meeting of world leaders. The Taliban challenged...

By: Edith M. Lederer United Nations:  Iran's new foreign minister has said that the country would return to nuclear negotiations “very soon,” but accused the Biden administration of sending contradictory...