Strong tremor felt in Mexico City as quake strikes Puebla state, forcing people to flee buildings.
Sheikh Tamim renews call for talks 'based on mutual respect for sovereignty' to end the Gulf diplomatic crisis.
Analysts say US president's fiery language against North Korea and its leader distances the prospect of negotiations.
US president expresses hope military action will not be necessary to thwart risk of North Korean nuclear attack.
On Bangladesh-Myanmar border, refugees respond with anger and skepticism to leader's first speech on Rohingya crisis.
Women and girls are disproportionately affected by modern slavery, 71 percent of the overall total, a study says.
World leaders should take threat of 'nuclear peril' seriously, says UN chief, discouraging 'fiery talk' on North Korea.
There are various accounts of Friday's protest, in which a 10-year-old girl was among those killed. Here's what we know.
Betsy DeVos' move to rescind Obama era Title IX guidelines raise concerns rape survivors will fall back into silence.
Iraqi Kurdistan's neighbours will not allow the upcoming referendum to trigger wholesale changes in the regional order.
Blame for the ongoing ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya in Myanmar is very easily traceable to British Colonial times.
The Caribbean has been hit by another Category 5 hurricane which now has other islands in its sights.
Refugees reject Aung San Suu Kyi's claim that Rohingya are safe in Myanmar, as Amnesty accuses her of victim blaming.
South Korea and the US also stage exercises in the Korean Peninsula, conducting a joint bombing drill.
Arms sales to Riyadh exceed $8bn, while UK government receives just $40m of corporate tax, War Child report says.
Eberhard van der Laan's notice prompts outpouring of grief, as Dutch media declare popular politician a 'folk hero'.
Greek Orthodox Church plunged into renewed crisis as its leaders are accused of selling off land to Jewish settlers.
How Myanmar's jade trade, land grabs and vested economic interests contribute to what the UN calls "ethnic cleansing".
In a basement in Athens, antifascists are combining their love for Muay Thai with their opposition to racism and sexism.
PM Roosevelt Skerrit says Dominica has 'lost all what money can buy' after Hurricane Maria ravages Caribbean island.
In her first comments on Rohingya crisis, Myanmar's leader says she is 'concerned' over Muslims fleeing to Bangladesh.
Protesters, unhappy with a new budget approved earlier this month, take to the streets for a second week.
Forecasters warn the now Category 5 storm has the potential to be 'catastrophic' as it heads towards the Caribbean.
Hours before she delivers national address, leaders call on Suu Kyi to push for an end to violence in Myanmar's Rakhine.
World leaders gather in New York for the 72nd UN General Assembly.
