A massive car bomb exploded in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu Saturday, leaving at least 76 people dead and scores injured, an ambulance official said. The blast occurred in a busy area of the city where traffic is heavy because of a security checkpoint and a tax office....

The UN General Assembly has passed a resolution that strongly condemns Myanmar for violating the human rights of Muslim Rohingya.   The resolution, passed 134-9 on Friday, calls on Myanmar’s government to take urgent measures to prevent human rights violations including torture,...

The head of a hardline French trade union on Friday vowed to press on with a crippling strike that has dampened the festive season, with the stoppages becoming the longest-lasting such action since the 1980s. The strike against pension reforms championed by President Emmanuel Macron began...

A car bomb exploded at a busy security checkpoint in Somalia's capital Saturday morning, killing at least 30 people, police said. Police said the blast targeted a tax collection center during the morning rush hour in Mogadishu as Somalia returned to work after its weekend. "The blast...