Landslides and floods on an island in Indonesia have claimed six lives, local outlets said on Wednesday. According to Metro TV, heavy rains in the southern Gowa region of Sulawesi Island led to the floods and landslides. Search and rescue work continues in the region. Floods and...

Nigeria declared an "emergency situation" Tuesday due to an outbreak of Lassa fever, according to health authorities. The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control Chikwe Ihekweazu said in a statement the country took the action because of an increase of cases....

Venezuela on Tuesday slammed U.S. Vice President Mike Pence for supporting the country's opposition. During a press conference in the capital, Caracas, Vice-President Delcy Rodriguez said Pence was “openly calling for a coup”, stating Pence was trying to interfere in the affairs of...

The government’s counter-terrorism strategy, Prevent, is to undergo an independent review after ministers agreed to address concerns about its impact on British Muslim communities across the U.K., Ben Wallace, the securities minister, announced Tuesday. His announcement came after the...