In an effort to combat rising jihadist violence, Burkina Faso’s military has recruited volunteers to help it fight militants

South Korea has asked a visiting senior U.S. envoy to make efforts to revive stalled nuclear diplomacy with North Korea

The Japanese capital has confirmed more than 220 new coronavirus infections, exceeding its previous record

Thailand’s Cabinet has approved two draft bills that would give same-sex unions legal status similar to that of heterosexual marriages

After months of touting an unproven anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is turning himself into a test case live before millions of people as he swallows hydroxychloroquine pills on social media and encourages others to do the same

India is reporting nearly 25,000 new coronavirus infections as its transmission rate is increasing

Australia’s prime minister says his country has suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and extended visas for Hong Kong residents in response to China’s imposition of a tough national security law on the semi-autonomous territory

Flooding and mudslides have stranded hundreds of people in scenic hot springs and hiking areas in central Japan

Indonesia’s resort island of Bali has partially reopened after a three-month virus lockdown

Mali's president is promising to reorganize the country's constitutional court, part of a bid to quell growing protests against his government

Singaporeans vote Friday in Southeast Asia’s first election since the coronavirus pandemic began, with the health crisis and a grim economy expected to bolster Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s party and extend its unbroken rule

After months of touting an unproven anti-malaria drug as a treatment for the new coronavirus, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is turning himself into a test case live before millions of people as he swallows hydroxychloroquine pills on social media and encourages others to do the same

The U.N. Security Council has overwhelmingly rejected a Russian resolution that would have cut back the delivery of humanitarian aid to Syria’s mainly rebel-held northwest to just one crossing point from Turkey

Ivory Coast's presidency says the country's prime minister, who is the ruling party's presidential candidate, has died

Italy is tightening restrictions on travel from coronavirus hotspots in a bid to prevent new infection clusters in the onetime European epicenter of the outbreak

Paris police are investigating accusations by 26 women that a street artist in the historic Montmartre neighborhood raped or sexually assaulted them

Federal investigators say they have seized 81 vehicles worth an estimated $3.2 million that were bound for Venezuela as part of a smuggling ring

At least 180 bodies were found in mass graves in northern Burkina Faso with evidence suggesting the government army was involved in large-scale executions turning the area into a “killing field,” Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday

The London Fire Brigade says a 20-meter crane has collapsed onto a block of apartments under development and two houses in east London

Top U.S. allies are denouncing the planned pullout of the United States from the World Health Organization