An Indonesian passenger plane that went missing two days ago was destroyed when it slammed into a mountain, killing all 54 people on board, the country's top rescue official said.
The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously approved a statement backing intensive preparatory talks on key issues to restore peace to Syria.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday the fate of a historic nuclear deal with world powers is still unclear as lawmakers in both Iran and the United States review it.
Looking out at bumper-to-bumper Monday morning traffic crawling along the Philippine capital's main avenue, taxi driver Ranilo Banez shook his head in frustration.
The two neighbors on the Korean Peninsula have resumed cross-border propaganda warfare. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Monday matched the loudspeaker campaign of the Republic of Korea with broadcasts of its own that reportedly included criticism of Seoul and praise for Pyongyang.
The US government's approval of the final permit to drill for oil in the Arctic Ocean clashes with the message US President Barack Obama will deliver soon when he visits Alaska to emphasize the dangers of climate change, some environmental groups say.
An international human rights body said on Monday that Mexico's government denied it interviews with military personnel in the case of 43 students who were abducted and apparently massacred last year.
The US State Department review of Hillary Rodham Clinton's e-mails so far has found as many as 305 messages that could contain classified information and require further scrutiny by federal agencies, the department said on Monday.
South Sudan's government refused to sign a peace deal with rebels on Monday despite the threat of international sanctions, but will return to finalize an agreement within 15 days, mediators said.
Chinese companies operating in Namibia have created more than 6,000 jobs for local people, Chinese ambassador to Namibia Xin Shunkang said.
On a sun-scorched wasteland near India's southern tip, an unlikely garden filled with spiky shrubs and spindly greens is growing, seemingly against all odds.
Niger has stepped up the fight against breast and cervical cancer, using screening and public awareness campaigns to reverse a scourge affecting more and more women in the prime of life.
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