The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak has risen to 1,017, the country’s National Health Commission (NHC) said Tuesday. Authorities said 42,638 confirmed cases have been reported while in the last 24 hours, 108 people have died and more than 7,333 new cases have been...

A suicide attack rocked the Afghan capital Kabul early Tuesday, the interior ministry said, with civilian casualties feared in what appeared to be the first major assault in the city in months. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, which comes after nearly three months...

When the 56-year-old mother-in-law of David Sanchez Luna was tortured and killed after venturing out of her small Mexican community encircled by drug cartels, he let his seven- and ten-year-old daughters receive military-style weapons training. Unable to send their children to school and...

Greece plans to accelerate the creation of detention centers on its outlying islands in the Aegean Sea after a backlash against overcrowded camps by some migrants and nearby residents. Authorities said on Monday they would proceed with the purchase of land on the islands of Lesbos, Chios...