A volcano in western Indonesia that has been spewing clouds of searing gas high into the air released a powerful new burst on Wednesday.
Hollywood kung fu superstar Jackie Chan found himself being more loved for visiting people personally rather than his donation of 5,000 boxes of relief aid essential for earthquake victims.
Members of a UN peacekeeping mission engaged in "transactional sex" with more than 230 Haitian women who said they agreed so they could obtain items such as food and medication, a sign that sexual exploitation remains significantly underreported in such missions, according to a new report.
A Texas police officer videotaped pulling a gun out at a teen pool party resigned on Tuesday in the latest racially charged incident involving the use of force.
Almost 170 million young people are trapped in child labor, deprived of education and face a life without decent jobs, the International Labour Organization said on Wednesday.
FIFA, soccer's governing body, said on Wednesday that it will hold an extraordinary executive committee meeting in July to discuss dates for the presidential election that will choose a replacement for Sepp Blatter.
Standing under his sacred banyan tree, Albi Nagia is praying to Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II's husband, who is celebrating his 94th birthday on Wednesday.
Make no mistake, these women kick ax. Even their T-shirts say so.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was to meet with his premier on Tuesday, as the country plunged into political turbulence after his ruling party lost its parliamentary majority for the first time since coming to power in 2002.
A Pakistani man who claimed he was a child when he was charged with murder and only confessed after being tortured was handed a reprieve on Tuesday just hours before he was to be executed. It was the fourth time the execution had been stayed.
South Korea believes its MERS virus outbreak may have peaked.
Nepal's rival political parties, spurred by a devastating earthquake to end years of deadlock, have struck a historic deal on a new constitution that will divide the country into eight provinces.
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