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An image from security camera video posted to Twitter shows a car, bottom right, driving away after plowing through a group of school children crossing a road in front of their school in Huludao, in China's Liaoning province, Nov. 22,…

Luisa Garcia was a 2018 African Great Lakes Reporting Fellow with the International Women's Media Foundation. As Dr. Kirimi Sindi drove past the lush, green, rolling hills of Rwanda, he called the region "the country of a thousand hills." He…

This undated family handout photo shows Matthew Hedges with his wife Daniela Tejada.  Daniela Tejada/AP LONDON — A British academic was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday in the United Arab Emirates on charges that he was spying for…

A top Saudi official is using President Trump's response to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to support the government's claim that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman isn't responsible for his death. "What we've heard is the president say that…

NEW DELHI -- An American is believed to have been killed by an isolated Indian island tribe known to fire at outsiders with bows and arrows, Indian police said Wednesday. Police officer Vijay Singh said seven fishermen have been arrested…

Meghan Markle is helping to spread the Thanksgiving spirit in the United Kingdom by visiting a community kitchen in London that offers kitchen space and meals for local residents that have been hit by tragedy. She has also helped to…

WASHINGTON -- Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill will be scrutinizing Ivanka Trump's personal email use in the White House in light of new revelations that she sent hundreds of messages about government business from that account last year. On…

WASHINGTON -- Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill will be scrutinizing Ivanka Trump's personal email use in the White House in light of new revelations that she sent hundreds of messages about government business from that account last year. On…

The U.S. and China are vying for worldwide dominance in two arenas, said the Pentagon's former head of intelligence, Michael Vickers. "Unlike the Cold War, it's about who is going to be the global leader – first with the biggest…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- South Korea's Kim Jong Yang was elected as Interpol's president on Wednesday, edging out a longtime veteran of Russia's security services who was strongly opposed by the U.S., Britain and other European nations. Kim's election…

NEW DELHI -- An American adventurer who kayaked to a remote Indian island populated by a tribe known for shooting at outsiders with bows and arrows has been killed, police said Wednesday. Dependera Pathak, director-general of police on India's Andaman…

NEW DELHI -- An American adventurer who kayaked to a remote Indian island populated by a tribe known for shooting at outsiders with bows and arrows has been killed, police said Wednesday. Dependera Pathak, director-general of police on India's Andaman…

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Bob Corker and Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, respectively the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to President Trump demanding he make a determination as to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed…

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Several activists imprisoned in Saudi Arabia since May, including a number of women who campaigned for the right to drive, have been beaten and tortured during interrogation, Amnesty International said Tuesday.  Saudi Arabia has detained at…

UNITED NATIONS — Tens of thousands of young children may have died in Yemen because of malnutrition since the start of the civil war there, according to a new report. "We are horrified that 85,000 children in Yemen may have died…

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A dead whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia had a large lump of plastic waste in its stomach, including drinking 115 plastic cups and two flip-flops, a park official said Tuesday. The discovery caused concern among…

President Donald Trump speaks at Fort Myer in Arlington Va., on Mon., Aug. 21, 2017, during a Presidential Address to the Nation about a strategy he believes will best position the U.S. to eventually declare victory in Afghanistan. AP ISLAMABAD…

UNITED NATIONS -- Efforts are underway to halt the "worst famine in 100 years," but the humanitarian crisis in Yemen is mired in global politics. With as many as 14 million at risk of starvation amid a gruelling war between…

Afghan men carry an injured person to a hospital after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Nov. 20, 2018. REUTERS Last Updated Nov 20, 2018 12:21 PM EST KABUL, Afghanistan -- A suicide bomber targeted a gathering of Muslim religious…

President Trump vowed to stand by Saudi Arabia, whatever the CIA concludes about the involvement of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.  Mr. Trump released a statement Tuesday afternoon saying, "Our intelligence…

An international coalition of elected officials investigating disinformation and election meddling has grown to include politicians from eight countries, according to a letter they sent to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, reiterating calls for him to address their "international grand committee."…

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Hours after announcing the discovery of an Argentine submarine lost deep in the Atlantic a year ago with 44 crew members aboard, the government said Saturday that it is unable to recover the vessel, drawing anger…

TIJUANA, Mexico -- The United States closed off northbound traffic for several hours at the busiest border crossing with Mexico to install new security barriers on Monday, a day after hundreds of Tijuana residents protested against the presence of thousands…