Vietnam has abolished the death penalty for eight crimes including espionage, graft and attempting to overthrow the government, state media said Wednesday.

Flooding in China's southwest has driven more than 80,000 people from their homes, state media said on Wednesday, as a collapsed bridge forced the dramatic rescue of a truck driver ...

Days after the Philippine Senate declined to launch the impeachment trial of the country's vice president, two interviews ...

The UK has cut its carbon emissions by 50.4 percent since 1990 levels, a group of experts tasked with advising the government ...

Britain will reintroduce fighter jets capable of carrying atomic weapons to support NATO's nuclear mission, Prime Minister ...

New York City Democrats chose 33-year-old Muslim socialist Zohran Mamdani as their mayoral candidate in Tuesday's elections, stunning his opponent, former New York governor Andrew Cuomo.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang warned on Wednesday that global trade tensions were "intensifying" as he addressed the opening ...

Most equities extended a global rally Wednesday after Iran and Israel agreed to a ceasefire that ended more than a week of ...

Will he play nice? That's the question for NATO leaders nervously waiting to see if a carefully choreographed show to please US President Donald Trump will pay dividends when the ...

Furnace-like heat and the threat of thunder and lightning are wreaking havoc at the Club World Cup -- and more of the same is ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a "historic victory" against Iran despite a US intelligence report ...

Benfica beat Bayern Munich 1-0 in searing heat at the Club World Cup on Tuesday to progress to the last 16 as group winners, ...