EU president Donald Tusk Friday revealed his plans for Brexit talks, rejecting British Prime Minister Theresa May's demands for talks on the divorce and a future relationship to start in parallel. The draft guidelines obtained by AFP called for a "phased approach" that prioritizes an orderly...

A Japanese whaling fleet returned to port Friday after an annual Antarctic hunt that killed more than 300 of the mammals as Tokyo pursues the programme in defiance of global criticism. The fleet set sail for the Southern Ocean in November, with plans to slaughter 333 minke whales, flouting a...

 An explosion hit the Pakistani city of Parachinar, in the remote northwestern tribal region, Friday, killing at least five people and wounding 40, Ikramullah Khan, the local political agent, said. Earlier this year, at least 21 people were killed when an explosion hit a vegetable...

Despite using state-of-the-art weaponry, the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq appears unable to avoid civilian casualties as it battles the extremists in close urban combat. The coalition is backing Iraqi forces in the battle to push out ISIS from west Mosul, a maze of narrow and...