More than 50 mass graves have been identified in western Democratic Republic of Congo after a spate of killings in the region, a UN rights group has said. "There are more than 50 mass graves, as well as common and individual graves that we have identified" in Yumbi in western Mai-Ndombe...

As Donald Trump seeks progress with North Korea at a second summit, the United States has a series of cards it can play including easing sanctions, signing a peace declaration or even pulling troops from South Korea. After the historic handshake between the US president and North Korean...

At least 17 people have been killed and several others injured after two bombs exploded at a church in the Philippines's southern Sulu province, local media reported on Sunday. "We strongly condemn the bombing that transpired at the Jolo Cathedral in Barangay Walled City, Jolo, Sulu at 8.15...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday called for unfreezing Syria’s membership in the Arab League, two months before the annual Arab summit in Tunisia in March. "We would like Tunisia to support the process of Syria’s return to the Arab family and the League of Arab States as...

Brazilian rescue workers on Saturday searched for roughly 300 missing people after a tailings dam burst at an iron ore mine owned by Vale SA , amid faint hopes of finding many alive, three years after a similar disaster involving the miner. Nine people have been found dead after the dam...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday called on the UN Security Council to recognize Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the legitimate leader of the country. "We call on members of the Security Council to support Venezuela’s democratic transition and Interim President...

For decades, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has kept dissenting voices low and opposition groups in disarray creating a political vacuum that a group of professionals has recently rushed to fill. Public anger against worsening economic hardship and deteriorating living conditions has...

At least 68 people have been killed and thousands were forced to flee their homes after floods and landslides hit the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, an official said Saturday. Some 6,700 people in 14 districts have been evacuated and are now living in shelters, schools, tents or mosques....

In a coordinated response to the Venezuelan crisis, Spain, France, Germany and the UK have said they are ready to recognise opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president if elections are not called in the coming week. "If within eight days there are no fair, free and...

India on Saturday celebrated its 70th Republic Day with ceremonies held in the capital New Delhi and other parts of the country. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is on his first state visit to India, was the chief guest at the main Republic Day event held in the capital....

US President Donald Trump has yielded to pressure to end the longest government shutdown in US history, dropping his previous insistence on immediate funding to build a wall along the Mexican border. Friday's announcement on the bipartisan deal marked a retreat by Trump, suspending a political...

Russia and the US resisted on Friday efforts by the UN Security Council to take a tougher stand on climate change -- a day after UN chief Antonio Guterres warned of a lack of political will to fight global warming. More than 80 people including about 15 ministers -- a record according to...

A deal between Serbia and Kosovo is possible this year but cannot include border changes, Kosovo's premier Ramush Haradinaj told AFP in an interview, warning that territory swaps could revive old demons in the war-scarred Balkans. The idea that Serbia and Kosovo -- a former southern...

Thousands of Australians attended "Invasion Day" rallies across the country on Saturday calling for a rethink of national day celebrations they say are disrespectful to indigenous people. The annual January 26 Australia Day holiday commemorates the arrival of the first British settlers in...

The Pentagon said Friday it has received no orders to move any aircraft or ships to Venezuela after mass demonstrations over the country’s economic crisis led to opposition leader Juan Guaido declaring himself interim president. "A lot of people are getting spun off thinking that we're...

Belgium’s foreign minister on Friday called for “credible” elections in Venezuela. Didier Reynders told the press at UN headquarters in New York that his country supports Venezuela's National Assembly, saying that a peaceful political process should precipitate elections. Opposition...

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday suspended the country's top judge just weeks from elections, triggering condemnation from opposition parties who accused him of "an act of dictatorship" and mounting "a judicial coup". The former military ruler, 76, is seeking re-election at...

Brazilian authorities are to scrutinize the bank accounts of First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro as part of a growing scandal over suspect payments involving the president's politician son, according to media. The tax office activated the inquiry after a government financial crimes watchdog,...

At least eight Nigerian soldiers have been killed in an Boko Haram attack on an army position in the restive northeast, local media reported on Friday. The deadly attack occurred in the heavily fortified northeastern Geidam town on Wednesday evening, causing multiple injuries to the troops,...

 Roger Stone, a longtime associate and close confidant of U.S. President Donald Trump, was arrested Friday in a pre-dawn FBI raid and indicted on seven counts brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller. Stone, 66, was taken into custody in Florida and is being charged with obstruction...