The U.N. mission in Libya said on Feb. 24 that the country's warring sides had agreed to turn a shaky cease-fire into a formal deal, stirring modest hopes after weeks of sporadic violence that derailed negotiations.

China's ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui told Interfax news agency on Monday that his country has developed a vaccine to cure the coronavirus, which also goes by its official name COVID-19.

Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday of rape and sexual assault against two women and and was immediately handcuffed and led off to jail, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain o...

Children under 12 across England, Scotland and Northern Ireland will be told not to head the ball during football practice sessions. A study has shown that ex-footballers are more likely to die with dementia.

British court begins hearings on Monday to decide whether Julian Assange should be extradited to the U.S., almost a decade after his WikiLeaks website enraged Washington by leaking secret U.S. documents.

Two young sisters have persuaded cereal giant Kellogg’s to change how it sources palm oil to help end farming methods threatening to wipe out endangered orangutans.

Samsung Galaxy smartphone owners were sent a “find my mobile” notification worldwide, which turned out to be nothing but an accidentally sent message.

Ukraine's effort to quarantine more than 70 people evacuated from China over the new virus outbreak plunged into chaos Thursday as local residents opposing the move hurled stones at the evacuees and engaged in violent...

A man in his seventies was stabbed inside a London mosque on Thursday, police said, and a suspect was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

The British royal family is in discussions with Prince Harry and his wife Meghan over the use of the word "royal" in their branding after the couple abruptly gave up royal duties to start a new life in Canada.

Senator Bernie Sanders has taken the lead with 32% of Democrat voters indicating they would vote for him to face U.S. President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential race, according to a poll released Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump promised to pardon WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he denied the Russian leaked emails of his 2016 election rival's campaign, a London court was told on Wednesday.

Russia will not allow Chinese citizens to enter its territory from Thursday onwards, according to an order by the government.

The Kremlin said Wednesday that a Turkish military operation against Syrian regime forces in the Idlib region would be a "worst-case scenario."

Britain launched a new point-based immigration system on Wednesday, closing its doors to low-skilled migration.

Space tourism company Space Adventures announced Tuesday an agreement with SpaceX to fly private citizens on the Crew Dragon spacecraft.

More than 2,000 people have died from COVID-19. In Japan, hundreds of people have left the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship — the site of the largest cluster of infections outside China.

The UN chief, who is on a four-day visit to Pakistan, hailed Islamabad's efforts for interfaith harmony as he visited Tuesday the Kartarpur corridor, a visa-free border crossing with India.