The right-wing extremist who has admitted killing 77 people in Norway’s worst peacetime massacre told a court on Feb. 6 that he deserves a medal …

Concerns over access to basic essentials after more than 22,000 people flee continued fighting in Mali. Thousands of people in western Niger who fled a …

Flooding in southern Queensland expected to reach all-time peak on Tuesday. Floodwaters in Australia are threatening to deluge towns in southern Queensland. An 18-month-old toddler …

At least 37 people were killed during a shootout at a meeting to resolve cattle disputes in South Sudan, officials said Saturday, the latest in …

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Monday off the third-largest island in the Philippines, killing at least 12 people, an official said. The quake struck about 11:49 …

(Reuters) – Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said Friday tensions with South Sudan over oil transit payments could lead to war between the two countries. …

PORT MORESBY — Rescuers have plucked more than 200 survivors from the sea off Papua New Guinea’s east coast after a ferry sank Thursday with …

TOKYO — Heavy snow that has blanketed northern Japan for weeks, triggering avalanches and affecting transport networks, has left at least 55 people dead, officials …

Julian Assange heads to UK court in bid to block his extradition to Sweden, where he faces allegations of sex crimes.   WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appealed …

More than 1,500 people drowned or went missing trying to cross the Mediterranean Sea in 2011 making it the deadliest stretch of water for refugees …