The death toll from a terrorist attack on a hotel complex in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has risen to 21, the country’s top law enforcement official said late Wednesday. "Six other bodies were found at the scene. One police officer succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment,"...

A local government in central Japan is experimenting with robots to aid residents with government help. Authorities in Ogaki in Gifu Prefecture showcased robots that can independently guide people to the “right information” window or “teach” them how to fill out government forms,...

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence claimed Wednesday the Daesh terrorist group has been finally defeated just after it claimed an attack that took the lives of a yet determined number of service members and civilians in Manbij, Syria. "The caliphate has crumbled and ISIS has been defeated,"...

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasimi has condemned the arrest of Iranian journalist Marzieh Hashemi by the U.S. authorities, calling for her immediate release. In a Wednesday statement carried by Iranian state television, Qasimi alleged that Hashemi had been subjected to...