Sri Lankan police used water cannons to try to break up violent clashes Saturday between government supporters and villagers marching against what they say is a plan to take over private land for an industrial zone in which China will have a major stake. The clashes took place as Prime...

Iraqi forces closed in on the river that runs through central Mosul on Saturday in advances against ISIS that have gathered pace thanks to new tactics and better coordination, a counterterrorism spokesman said. Advances in recent days, including Saturday's push to within several hundred...

Heavy rains continued to hammer Thailand's flood-ravaged south Saturday, bringing the death toll up to 12 and leaving thousands of villages partially submerged, authorities said. The flooding, which was roof-high in some areas, has affected more than 700,000 people since it started a week...

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov upset top seed and defending champion Milos Raonic of Canada at the Brisbane International on Saturday to set up a title clash against Japan's Kei Nishikori. Seventh seed Dimitrov saved a set point in the opener on his way to a 7-6(7) 6-2 win over world number...