All 500 seats in the lower house, 15 state governorships and thousands of local leadership positions are up for grabs, with some 93.5 million Mexicans
About 6,000 families have fled since the Taliban captured a district in Laghman province and launched an assault on its capital
US military's top general praises response of Afghanistan's security forces as US, coalition troops leave country
Pentagon says it is positioning an aircraft carrier and long-range bombers to provide cover for departing US and coalition troops
Deby and his military had become a major actor in counterterrorism efforts in the Sahel and the Lake Chad Basin, where Boko Haram and other Islamist e
Top U.S. diplomat meeting with NATO allies for second time in less than a month
Alliance wrapped up a two-day virtual meeting of defense ministers Thursday, saying no decision has been made on whether to withdraw troops by a May 1
Defense ministers from the Washington-backed allies are to meet next week to discuss whether NATO's 10,000-strong mission should stay or go, as Taliba
Americans are the invaders,' one peace negotiator says
China and Myanmar agreed to push ahead with a controversial Belt and Road project and lock in a five-year pact on trade and economic cooperation
Drawdown appears to violate last-minute congressional prohibition
Allowing Fatemiyoun Brigade to fight terrorism in Afghanistan could incite more tension in conflict-ridden country, observers say
Despite this week's roundup of more than 50 democracy activists, some say they will continue to work for freedom in the territory
China says it believes in spreading its anti-COVID vaccine beyond the world's wealthiest countries; its image is at stake in some of those places
National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien spent three days in Vietnam and plans to visit the Philippine's foreign affairs secretary this week
The US military says the action was carried out to defend Afghan security forces
Back-to-back tropical storms Linfa and Nangka killed more than two dozen people and wiped out 84,000 hectares of cropland
Car bomb targeting governor of Laghman province's convoy killed at least 8 people, including four of governor's bodyguards
As with recent constitutional referendum that could allow four-term President Vladimir Putin to remain in office for two more terms, monitors from Org
The findings hold promise for preventing muscle and bone loss in astronauts on prolonged space trips like Mars missions, as well as people on Earth wh
Pakistan has said that it is only facilitating the peace process, but experts say that Islamabad, by bringing the Taliban to the table, aims to increa
Investments, shared values considered key to US success in strengthening ties with countries once open to China
Experts say the Taliban continues to violate fundamental human rights in parts of Afghanistan it controls, despite its claim to have shifted its views
India, which controls most of Kashmir and claims it in its entirety, has denounced the project as a violation of its territorial sovereignty
General says US can't confirm or corroborate the belief
Protesters chanted 'freedom, peace and justice,' the slogan of the anti-Bashir movement
The dispute, analysts say, underscores a long-running trust deficit between the parties despite their Feb. 29. landmark agreement
Moldova, one of the poorest countries in Europe and plagued by corruption and political turmoil, confirmed 1,449 new cases of COVID-19 the week of Jun
Days after the United States and the Taliban signed a peace deal, VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb reports that the two sides already are offerin
The United States and the Taliban have agreed to start a trial period of reduced fighting in an effort to pave the way for a comprehensive peace deal.
Varying levels of unease can be observed at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where more than 13% of the student population are fo
Officials say no indications the plane was downed by enemy fire
The ongoing military campaign, code-named Operation Lucky, was launched in December 2019 with the objective of clearing the province of Taliban milita
The attack in southern Kandahar province also injured two US service members