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The Kremlin said on Friday that a water bottle found in the hotel room of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who Germany and other western governments say was poisoned with a nerve agent, could have served as evidence in his case but was instead taken out...

As the Philippines grapples with rising coronavirus infections, new mothers and medical staff at one of the world's busiest maternity hospitals face heightened anxiety during the pandemic.

Pope Francis is giving his blessing to a new Vatican think tank that is seeking to prevent the Mafia and organized crime groups from exploiting the image of the Virgin Mary for their own illicit ends.

Police in Romania have uncovered a trove of irreplaceable books including first editions of works by Galileo Galilei and Isaac Newton that were stolen in a sophisticated 2017 heist from a warehouse in London, police and the European Union's judicial coope...

Two of Spains biggest banks said Friday they were merging, pushed together by a need to weather tough economic times that likely will cost thousands of jobs.

Militants have stepped up attacks on security forces in northwest Pakistan raising fears of a revival of their insurgency and a return of lawlessness as brighter prospects for peace in Afghanistan herald shifting Islamist alliances.

Germany has presented a resolution at the U.N.s top human rights body that raises concerns about torture, arbitrary deprivations of life, and sexual and genderbased violence linked to Belarus' disputed presidential election last month.

The World Food Program chief warned Thursday that millions of people are closer to starvation because of the deadly combination of conflict, climate change and the COVID19 pandemic and he urged donor nations and billionaires to help feed them and ensure t...

VIRUS OUTBREAK-NEW ZEALAND CASES Chart. As coronavirus cases spread around the world, this digital embed tracks the overall number of reported cases in New Zealand over time. This chart will update automatically throughout each day. Source: Johns Hopkins...

VIRUS OUTBREAK-INDIA CASES Chart. As coronavirus cases spread around the world, this digital embed tracks the overall number of reported cases in India over time. This chart will update automatically throughout each day. Source: Johns Hopkins University.

VIRUS OUTBREAK-SOUTH KOREA CASES Chart. South Korea seemed to have the virus under control in April, but the country has reported an increase in cases over the summer. This digital embed tracks the cumulative number of reported coronavirus cases in South...

Islamic State has credited its West Africa affiliate for killing six French aid workers and their Nigerien guide and driver at a giraffe reserve in Niger on Aug. 9, according to a statement published by the SITE Intelligence Group on Thursday.

A Florida woman who killed her 6monthold son in South Carolina because she was angry when the child's father wouldn't answer her texts or phone calls was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty Wednesday.

Some 70 migrants jumped overboard from the Spanish rescue ship Open Arms on Thursday, in an attempt to swim to the nearby southern Italian city of Palermo.

The World Health Organisation said that more than 170 countries had joined its global plan to distribute vaccines fairly around the world, but cautioned that a race to develop shots could lead to public fears about safety.

Hurricane Sally moved northeast on Thursday, where it was expected to bring more than a foot of rain to some areas, one day after it flooded streets and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses on the U.S. Gulf Coast.