Monday’s fresh riots left at least 23 people killed and 77 others injured in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, police said on Tuesday. The riots were triggered by a report about a teacher’s racist remarks towards his students, which was later confirmed by police as a fake...

Brazil's defense minister said on Monday 63 people were arrested and issued fines amounting to $8.7 million after the military was sent to fight raging fires in the Amazon rainforest. The announcement came as President Jair Bolsonaro arrived in New York to attend the UN General Assembly,...

Hong Kong's embattled leader said Tuesday more than 20,000 people have applied to take part in a dialogue session with her and "vent their anger" at the government after three months of huge pro-democracy protests. It is the government's first attempt to reach out to the protestors since...

Ordinary Afghans are divided on whether to defy the Taliban's threats and cast their ballots in a presidential election this week, and even those who are willing to vote fear the poll will be tainted by fraud. "It is a chance to bring changes," says teacher Mohsen Karimi, 30, from the...