Sweden intends to expel up to 80,000 migrants who arrived in 2015 and whose application for asylum has been rejected, Interior Minister Anders Ygeman said on Wednesday.
Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari resigned on Thursday to take responsibility for a political funding scandal that has rocked the government. He denied having taken bribes.
Brazil urged its neighbors on Wednesday to unite in fighting the Zika virus, blamed for a surge in brain-damaged babies, as airlines offered refunds to pregnant mothers afraid to travel to the country.
The leader of a monthlong armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon on Wednesday urged remaining protesters to leave the site and go home, a day after his arrest and the death of a supporter.
Nicolas Sarkozy's lawyers are asking France's highest court to throw out evidence obtained through wiretaps of phone conversations between the former French president and his main lawyer.
When the first Lazeez food truck arrived in Kabul, many mistook it for a rickshaw and wanted to hail a ride - the yellow chassis and three wheels so reminiscent of taxis popular in South Asia.
A craze for lifelike dolls thought to bring good luck is sweeping Thailand, reflecting widespread anxiety as the economy struggles and political uncertainty persists nearly two years after a coup.
One of the Japanese legendary Zero fighter planes took to the skies on Wednesday for the first time since World War II.
The FBI and Oregon State Police arrested the leaders of an armed group that has occupied a national wildlife refuge for the past three weeks during a traffic stop that led to gunfire - and one death - along a highway through the frozen high country.
Sri Lanka's government on Tuesday destroyed its biggest illegal ivory haul in the first public crushing of poached tusks in South Asia, intended to send a stark message to smugglers.
Malaysia's official explanation of the $681 million that ended up in Prime Minister Najib Razak's personal bank account - it was an entirely proper gift from friends - has triggered derision and fresh questions in a country already well-used to allegations of graft.
The Americas are home to 46 of the world's 50 "most violent cities", and the top five most dangerous cities are in Latin America, an annual report by a Mexico-based watchdog said on Tuesday.
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