There are man-induced and natural fires in the Amazon rainforest but ongoing fires cannot be explained as natural, according to one of the senior officials of a non-profit environmental group. "Some 7,500 square kilometers (1.9 million acres) of forest were felled in 2018, and with the...

One person died and at least 34 were injured on Thursday when a truck and an express train with 500 people aboard collided in Japan’s second-largest city of Yokohama, setting the truck on fire and derailing half the train. The accident, which halted services on a busy rail link to the...

A suicide bomber blew himself up on Thursday in the center of Kabul, the Afghan capital, government officials said, and the blast shook windows and doors in an area near embassies and government buildings. Interior ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi confirmed the explosion, but said the...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Thursday that China "understands, respects and supports" her government's move to formally withdraw an extradition bill, part of measures she hoped would help the city "move forward" from months of unrest. In a press conference, Lam was repeatedly questioned...