Osama bin Laden wrote a letter calling on the American people to help President Barack Obama fight "catastrophic" climate change and "save humanity", in the latest evidence of his worries about environmental issues, newly released documents show The letter was among materials...

Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group bombed a busy junction and a nearby restaurant on Sunday in the town of Baidoa, killing at least 17 people, a police officer and the group said. Al Shabaab often carries out such suicide attacks in the capital and elsewhere in its bid to topple Somalia's...

An official says a small plane with 11 people on board has crashed in mountainous western Nepal. Government official Padamlal Lamichane said at least one person had died according to initial reports. He said the plane belonging to Kasthamandap Airlines appeared to have technical trouble...

The Zika virus, believed to be linked to the serious birth defect microcephaly, presents a "formidable" challenge that will be hard to stamp out, World Health Organization chief Margaret Chan said Wednesday. "Things could get worse before it gets better," she said in Rio de Janeiro after a...