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South Sudanese soldiers have committed atrocities against civilians from the Fertiti ethnic groups, according to Human Rights Watch. The rights group called for the government to hold to account…

The Afghan Taliban have named a deputy to former leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour as their new leader, a spokesman said in a statement on Wednesday, the group’s first official confirmation that…

Turkey’s Parliament will block a deal with the EU on migrants if Turks do not gain visa-free access to the bloc, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.

Access to the EU’s passport-free…

The A320’s engines had operated normally throughout most of the flight, reported Egypt’s state newspaper. But the aircraft’s final electronic messages reveal an unexpected change prior to…

The US Justice Department is seeking the death penalty in the case of the Charleston church shooting that claimed nine lives last year. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the “nature of the…

A sugar shortage has forced Coca-Cola to stop producing soft drinks in Venezuela amid an escalating food and energy shortage.

Coke said suppliers in Venezuela will “temporarily cease…

South African President Jacob Zuma is appealing against a court ruling that corruption charges against him should be reinstated, his office said. “The president believes that the decision of the…

Greek authorities began an operation at dawn on Tuesday to gradually evacuate the country’s largest informal refugee camp of Idomeni on the Macedonian border, blocking access to the area and…

Austria’s new president has vowed to listen to the people’s “fear and anger” after his far-right opponent narrowly missed out on a landmark victory.

Independent Alexander Van der Bellen…

Human remains retrieved from the crash site of EgyptAir Flight 804 suggest there was an explosion on board that may have brought down the aircraft in the east Mediterranean, a senior Egyptian…

The Syrian government has accused Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia of being behind a wave of bombings in the coastal cities of Tartous and Jableh.

The state-run news agency Sana said the…

US President Barack Obama said several Vietnamese civil society members were prevented from meeting him on Tuesday and that, despite great strides made by the country, Washington had concerns…

Brazil’s interim government was rocked on Monday by the loss of one of its key figures, Planning Minister Romero Juca, who stepped aside amid accusations he had conspired to obstruct the country’s…

An idea conceived by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the first World Humanitarian Summit is expected to press key donors to honor their financial commitments, particularly toward…

At least 78 people have been killed in a series of bomb attacks on two government strongholds on Syria’s Mediterranean coast, state media said.

A suicide bomber and a car bomb blew up…

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed Binali Yildirim as the new prime minister shortly after he was elected the ruling AKP party's chief.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the start of a military operation to retake Fallujah from self-styled Islamic State terrorist group.

“Zero hour for the liberation of…

President Barack Obama has announced that the United States is fully lifting the ban on the sale of military equipment to Vietnam, which has been in place for decades.

A Chinese government bureau is planning a base station for an advanced rescue ship on the disputed Spratly Islands, state media reported on Monday.

This is in line with China’s continuing…

Direct ballots have been counted but absentee votes are still to come from Austria’s runoff vote for a president.

Far-right leader Norbert Hofer and former Greens politician, Alexander Van…

Libyan coastguards say they intercepted boats carrying 850 migrants trying to reach Europe on Sunday.

A spokesman said the migrants were from various African countries, including 79 women,…

The Afghan Taliban’s leadership council met on Sunday to start considering succession after a US drone strike in Pakistan targeted its commander, two Taliban sources told Reuters, in the strongest…

At least 17 girls have been killed by a fire that swept through their school dormitory in northern Thailand. The fire broke out on Sunday evening when many of the girls, of ages five to 13, were…

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi asked to be given "enough space" to address the plight of her country's Rohingya Muslim population, as visiting US Secretary of State John Kerry pressed the Nobel…

A senior commander with the Afghan Taliban says the militant group's leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has been killed in a US drone strike.  Mullah Abdul Rauf told AP on Sunday that Mansour died…