More than 90 people have died in a gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China, the worst mining disaster in the country since 2009.

Syria has held follow-up parliamentary elections in the Kurdish-majority areas of Hassakeh and Kobani. These regions were reintegrated under government control after fighting in January. The

Palestinian conflict, some Arab and Jewish entrepreneurs are partnering across the divide, hoping to prove what's possible.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio held bilateral talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Sunday as the two countries look to steady ties that have fallen to their lowest point in over two decades.

Worshippers from around the world have gathered in Islam’s holiest city amid regional conflicts and tightened restrictions. (AP Video: Baraa Anwer and Altaf Qadri)

China has pressured Taiwan by increasing its military presence around the Pratas Islands, and Taipei is on high alert for further Chinese actions.

The three workers, who fell ill in March and died in May, were "among the first known victims of the outbreak," the Red Cross said.

Violence broke out in Belgrade Saturday night (May 23) after a large anti-government demonstration in the city center.