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The Venezuelan government has begun releasing detainees considered political prisoners by human rights groups, in what officials described as a goodwill gesture.Spain's foreign ministry...

A mountain of rubbish collapsed at a landfill in the central Philippines on Thursday, killing a 22-year-old woman and leaving 38 people missing, athorities...

Footage verified by BBC Persian shows buildings on fire in the Iranian capital, Tehran, as anti-government protests spread across the country. Video from the...

Australians in Victoria have been warned they should prepare for "property loss or worse" as much of the country faces extreme heatwave conditions. Temperatures...

4 hours agoShareSaveAbhishek DeyGuwahatiShareSaveGetty ImagesThe northern Indian city of Dehradun, located in the Himalayan foothills, was shaken by a violent incident weeks ago.Brothers Anjel...

BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group threatened Wednesday to target new areas in Israel if its military does not stop...

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A Hong Kong-based reporter for the Wall Street Journal was terminated by the newspaper soon after she was elected as chair of the Hong...

Yemeni Houthi rebels have released a video of an attack they claim to have carried out on an oil tanker in the Red Sea....

Rights group says in new report Palestinian armed groups committed crimes against humanity in last year’s assault in Israel.Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups...