At least 29 prisoners were killed and 19 police wounded in clashes at a jail in western Venezuela Friday, authorities said. The incident at

Two more mountaineers have died on Mount Everest after crowds of people became stuck in a queue leading to the summit of the

Contenders to succeed Theresa May as Britain's prime minister are prepared to launch their leadership campaigns, leaving Brexit shrouded in uncertainty.

Fighting back tears, British Prime Minister Theresa May has said she would quit, triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power who is likely to push for a more decisive Brexit divorce deal.

Prime Minister Theresa May was clinging to power yesterday after her final Brexit gambit backfired, overshadowing a European election that has shown a United Kingdom still riven over its divorce from the EU.

British Prime Minister Theresa May’s final Brexit gambit was in tatters yesterday just hours after her offer of a vote on a second referendum and closer trading arrangements failed to win over either opposition lawmakers or many in her own party.

The entire politics desk of one of Russia’s top daily newspapers, Kommersant, quit on Monday in protest over censorship after two

Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly, made up entirely of loyalists of President Nicolas Maduro, announced Monday it has extended its

The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshippers in the Christchurch mosque attacks was formally charged with terrorism

Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday set out a “new deal” for Britain’s departure from the European Union, her fourth attempt to

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that European politicians “must stand up to” far-right politicians “for sale”, after a

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said Turkey and Russia would jointly produce S-500 defence systems after Ankara’s

British Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday said she was preparing to make a “bold offer” to MPs in one final attempt to get them to

Technology is often touted as a solution to the world’s environmental challenges, but it is also part of the problem: industry executives are facing rising pressure to clean up their energy and resource-intensive business.

Pope Francis yesterday paid tribute to journalists killed while doing their jobs, saying media freedom is a key indicator of a country’s health.

Austrian Vice-Chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache, a key figure of the European far-right, resigns after explosive revelations from a hidden camera sting, just days before key EU elections.

Britain’s tumultuous divorce from the European Union was again in disarray yesterday after the opposition Labour Party declared last-ditch talks dead due to Prime Minister Theresa May’s crumbling government.

Britain's tumultuous divorce from the European Union is again in disarray after the opposition Labour Party declared last-ditch talks dead due to Prime Minister Theresa May's crumbling government.

Theresa May has set the stage for a fourth showdown with parliament over her EU withdrawal deal next month, which could also be her last act as Britain’s prime minister.

Scientists in the United States have detected the highest levels of planet-warming carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere since records began, sounding new alarm over the relentless rise of man-made greenhouse gas emissions.