The death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak in China rose to 2,983 Wednesday, according to the country's National Health Commission. The commission said 38 more people died in the last 24 hours while 119 new cases were detected by authorities, with the total number of confirmed cases...

The Taliban’s chief negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund held a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump a few days after the two sides signed a troop withdrawal agreement in Doha, the Taliban’s spokesman said on Tuesday. “The President of the United States Trump @realDonaldTrump held...

At least 15 people have been killed in torrential rain that hit the Brazilian states of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, triggering flash floods and destroying houses, authorities said Tuesday. Violent storms in recent days have dumped a month's worth of rain on some areas in a matter of...

At least 19 people died as tornadoes ripped through Tennessee early Tuesday, destroying buildings and toppling power lines hours before the southern US state was to vote in Super Tuesday primaries, officials said. Devastation could be seen across the rubble-strewn state capital Nashville,...