GENEVA, Switzerland - Sudan is descending into death and destruction at an unprecedented speed, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Monday as he urged donors to step in and curb the unfolding catastrophe. "The scale and speed of Sudan's descent into death and destruction is unprecedented," the United...
KAMPALA, Uganda - Grief-stricken Ugandans were on Monday burying more victims of last week's horrific school attack in the remote west of the country blamed on a notorious militia based in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo. Other families were still desperately hunting for news of their...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan's bail on corruption charges was extended again Monday, after he urged supporters to take to the streets if he is re-arrested. Khan's brief detention last month on graft charges sparked days of deadly violence as thousands of his...
Taiwan's Minghsin University of Science and Technology, as part of the government's work-study program, is on track to train more than 200 Filipino engineers in the coming years, the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) said in a statement. MECO Chair Silvestre Bello III with officials of the...
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday, Father's Day, thanked all "strong and brave" soldiers fighting Russia's invasion, and hoped all dads would eventually return from the front. "Thank you to every Ukrainian father, to every Ukrainian family for our strong and...
VATICAN CITY, Holy See- Pope Francis led Angelus prayers at Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican on Sunday before thousands of pilgrims, just days after undergoing a hernia operation. Francis expressed his gratitude to those who had sent him messages of support during his stay at Rome's...
BEIJING China - The United States and China agreed Sunday to expand dialogue to try to bring relations back from historic lows, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken held what officials called candid talks on soaring tensions during a rare trip to Beijing. The highest-ranking US...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A cyclone tore through southern Brazil killing at least 13 people and forcing thousands from their homes, authorities said Sunday. Authorities lowered the number of people declared missing amid the violent weather in Rio Grande do Sul state Thursday and...
MPONDWE, Uganda - Grieving families buried their dead in western Uganda on Sunday while others searched desperately for missing loved ones after militants killed dozens of students in a "brutal" school attack. Officials say at least 41 people, mostly students,...
TOKYO, Japan- A new military recruit shot and killed two fellow soldiers and wounded a third at a training range in central Japan on Wednesday, the military said, with the 18-year-old suspect detained at the scene. "During a live-bullet exercise as part of new personnel training, one Self-Defense...
BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated to Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas on Wednesday his call for a state of Palestine to become a "full member" of the United Nations, state media reported. Xi expressed Beijing's position during a summit with Arab countries in Saudi Arabia in...
KYIV, Ukraine - Deadly Russian missile strikes hit southern and eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, as Kyiv claimed fresh advances in its long-awaited counter-offensive. After Russia fired four Kalibr missiles on the southern port city of Odesa from a warship in the Black Sea, Ukraine's air force said....
