Gunmen killed at least two policemen in an attack on a polio vaccination security team in northwest Pakistan Wednesday, the latest setback in the nation's campaign to eradicate the disease. The personnel were part of a nationwide anti-polio drive launched this week, aiming to...

Hong Kong’s popular New Year’s Eve fireworks will be canceled for the first time in a decade, as more than six months of protests heighten security concerns, the Hong Kong Tourism Board said on Wednesday. The fireworks usually draw thousands of locals and tourists to the picturesque...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged world powers on Tuesday to help it resettle 1 million Syrian refugees very soon, accusing governments of moving more quickly to guard Syria's oil fields than its children. Erdogan, whose country hosts 3.7 million Syrian refugees, the largest refugee...

At least 25 civilians, including several children, have been killed in northwest Syria as Russian and regime forces launched a series of air raids, according to volunteer medics who operate in rebel-held areas. The Syrian Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, said the attacks...