Mexico City sets new world record with more than 9,000 people having taken part in a massive soccer class. The record comes as Mexico prepares to help host the FIFA World Cup on June 11.

"Frankenstein" and "Sinners" were the other big winners of Hollywood's biggest night, with Michael B. Jordan taking the Best Actor Award and Jessie Buckley Best Actress.

Bombs, government oppression and fear are wearing down Iranians. How does trauma accumulate? And what can help people endure ...

Five of the seven women who had been granted asylum in Australia have reportedly decided to return to Iran. Concerns about ...

A Palestinian family of four has been killed after Israeli forces opened fire on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank. In Gaza, a family of three and a teenage neighbor were killed in an apparent ...

Religious brother Joshy George Pottackal, born in India, is to become the first auxiliary bishop of non-European heritage.

Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine says he has left the country after two months in hiding following January elections. Wine ...

Voters in France are heading to the polls in local elections seen as a litmus test for next year's presidential vote. A main ...

Viktor Orban is facing his first serious challenge in years in Peter Magyar. The two politicians held rallies on Hungary's national day that outlined very different visions for the country's future.

Almost three years into Sudan's war, drone attacks and sexual violence show no signs of relenting. Could intensified international efforts influence the situation?

Madagascar's strongman leader has appointed Mamitiana Rajaonarison as PM days after dismissing the last government. Rajaonarison previously led the country's financial intelligence and money ...

Long, daily blackouts ignited by a US oil blockade have pushed Cuban residents to the edge. On Friday, Havana acknowledged ...