Australia’s unprecedented wildfires season has so far charred 40,000 square miles (104,000 square kilometers) of brushland, rainforests, and national parks — killing by one estimate more than a billion wild animals. Scientists fear some of the island continent’s unique and colorful...

Venezuelan opposition lawmakers are expected in the coming days to make their third attempt to get inside the legislative chamber in downtown Caracas, after twice this month being blocked by forces loyal to President Nicolás Maduro. The losing turf battle recently drove the lawmakers to a...

Russia's foreign policy chief on Friday US policies for growing global tensions, noting Washington's reluctance to extend a key nuclear arms pact. Speaking at an annual news conference, Acting Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the US has stonewalled Russia's push for extending the New...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- Four people from the same family were killed overnight in a Russian airstrikes on a building sheltering displaced people in northern Aleppo province, local reporter said. A family of father, mother and two children lost their lives in the Russian strike on the...