Latin American women stayed away from offices, schools and government offices Monday to join a second day of marches to protest against gender violence, inequality and restricted rights. Monday's wildcat strike, dubbed "a day without us," is intended to show what life would be like if women...

Japan is set this week to revise a law allowing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to declare a state of emergency over the coronavirus if needed, as he takes heat for his handling of the outbreak ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games. In perhaps his biggest test since returning to office in 2012,...

Afghanistan's two rival leaders were preparing to hold parallel presidential inaugurations Monday, after the pair failed to reach a deal in the face of a unified and resurgent Taliban. The spat has raised fears for Afghanistan's fragile democracy as the US prepares to leave the country...

Twitter has used a new policy to identify misleading content for the first time on a post retweeted by US President Donald Trump that appeared to show Democratic Party rival Joe Biden endorsing his re-election. The social media platform has struggled with removing deceptive and abusive...