South Korean President Park Geun-hye called on Russia and other major global players on Saturday to increase pressure on North Korea to abandon its nuclear program which could open the road for cooperation with Pyongyang. "If we cannot prevent (North Korea's) development of nuclear weapons,...

Thailand’s revered 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej -- the world’s longest reigning monarch -- is being treated for “a severe infection” and doctors have removed water from his lungs, according to the Royal Household. The Bangkok Post reported Saturday that a statement from the...

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe arrived at the capital's main airport from abroad on Saturday, according to a Reuters witness, following intense rumors that he was gravely ill and had sought medical help in Dubai. Mugabe, 92 and Africa's oldest leader, looked jovial as he disembarked in...

Rescuers pulled 1,725 migrants to safety from boats in the Mediterranean on Thursday, Italy's coast guard said, as seaborne arrivals to Europe's southern shores keep climbing. Sixteen separate missions were involved in rescuing the migrants, including Italy's coast guard and navy, the European...