Nearly 6,000 Afghan civilians were killed or wounded in the first nine months of the year as heavy fighting between government forces and Taliban insurgents rages on despite efforts to find peace, the United Nations said Tuesday. From January to September, there were 5,939 civilian...

Wall Street faces a rocky run-up to Election Day, with mounting worries about the outcome in Washington adding to nerves about the coronavirus pandemic and fading chances of stimulus. The Cboe Volatility Index, Wall Street’s “fear gauge,” surged to 32.46, its highest closing level...

The Armenian army opened fire on Azerbaijani soldiers and settlements in blatant violation of a US-brokered cease-fire, Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday. The ministry statement said that clashes continue in the Hocavend and Fuzuli border regions as well as in the city of Gubadli....

A blast at a religious seminary in Pakistan’s northern city of Peshawar on Tuesday killed at least seven people, including children, and injured dozens, officials said. “The blast took place in a madrassa where unknown people had planted explosives in a plastic bag,” a police officer...