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The UN agency specializing in reduction of disaster risks says the Earth faced more than twice as many major droughts…

Major powers meeting in Germany on Thursday aim to revive Syria peace efforts, but with Russia backing a government push…

North Korea's recently launched satellite has achieved stable orbit but is not believed to have transmitted data back to Earth,…

Hundreds of thousands of civilians could be cut off from food supplies if Syrian government forces succeed in their offensive…

Thirty-four militant groups from around the world had reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group as of mid-December…

North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday carrying what it has called a satellite, but its neighbors and Washington…

A United Nations envoy halted his attempts to conduct Syrian peace talks on Wednesday after the army, backed by Russian…

The United Nations strained to keep faltering Syrian peace talks alive on Wednesday as Damascus tried to press home gains…

Australia's High Court threw out a challenge to offshore immigration detention camps on Wednesday, clearing the way for the deportation…

A Syrian military offensive backed by heavy Russian air strikes threatened to cut critical rebel supply lines into the northern…