But the upper house says move was unconstitutional

Algerian president also announces a reshuffling of government

Police officials overseeing security said at least 10,000 people were on the streets to participate

The bill, which allows doctors to deny requests, is awaiting Senate approval or amendments

Some boys seen by Reuters said they had escaped from the forest where the gunmen took them, but it w

Government audit found he acted unprofessionally in handling of sex assault at VA hospital allegatio

Chief of Staff Mark Meadows spoke to Hahn by telephone on Friday, according to a senior official fam

The bill, which needs approval from the country's Senate in a debate expected before the end of the

Man is scheduled to be executed Thursday for his participation in a double murder when he was 18

The ruling coalition of president's People's Movement for Progress (MPP) and allied parties won abou

They ask for Maduro to free the men so they can return home to their families

Health workers say if patients do not get antiretroviral drugs they need, they put themselves at ris

Antony Blinken is a longtime Biden adviser and foreign policy veteran

Michelle Bachelet warns conflict could spill across borders, destabilize parts of East Africa

Officials say the approaching cold season could create 'a human tragedy' for thousands of residents

Somber remembrances were held from London to Paris and at many places along the former Western Front

Analysts say they don't expect any significant change in Washington's current Afghan policy regardle

India, which administers two-thirds of the disputed region, denounced the move

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed Ankara has started testing of the Russian-made syst

Anger persists after Nigerian president fails to condemn police killings of peaceful protesters

Somali mother and daughter honored with a $1 million prize

Irina Slavina tied herself to bench near Interior Ministry in Nizhny Novgorod and set herself on fir

Government reportedly threatening protesters with jail time for participating in civil unrest/

With new lawmakers entering the chamber, will Singapore consolidate multi-party democracy?

The president's younger brother, Robert, died last week at 71

Fighting is mainly between nomadic settlers or herders and farmers; issues around land use and owner

Fatemeh Maleki told VOA that Iranian authorities were jailing protesters for sympathizing with victi

Visit comes days after Pakistan's Foreign Minister blasted Saudi-led Organization of Islamic Coopera

August 14 marks comfort women memorial day, declared in 2017

Beirut explosion victims remembered in Chile vigil//

The kingdom has seen near-daily protests for more than two weeks by mostly young Thais, fuelled by t

Experts said there was no legal basis in antitrust law for such a payment, and an adviser appeared t

Four-person group, Bizonto, arrested after performing a skit lampooning government; comedians have n

Enhanced unemployent benefits set to expire July 31

A senior army commander instead blames Indian border forces for escalating tensions along the Line o

Brazil's leader must do what he had derided, while Iran's leader calls for ban on big gatherings to

Socialist Party leader self-quarantines

Surge comes as the country has allowed businesses to reopen to stave off economic disaster

European aviation agency bans airline due to validity of Pakistani pilot licenses 

City plans to paint Black Lives Matter in giant letters on the street

Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi calls on forces from each of Libya's rival governments to observe a cease-fire

Tensions have risen as Pyongyang threatened to sever inter-Korean ties and take retaliatory measures

Wanchalearm Satsaksit is the ninth Thai activist in exile to have gone missing in a nearby country s

The global pandemic is forcing leaders to govern during a crisis; some are getting high marks for pr

ISNA director reportedly facing sentence of up to two years in prison, 74 lashes and a fine

US, Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, say new law ends city's basic freedoms established after hand

The public returned to St Peter's Square to receive Pope Francis's blessing from his window for the

It'll gather in Beijing on Friday to discuss political and economic policy

It would be the fifth two-week extension to the state of emergency

Pledge follows oversight advisory committee report

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says civilians are paying the 'gravest price' for the violence

Guterres issues urgent appeal for additional aid for 900,000 who have recently fled violence, includ