A Chinese fishing vessel off the coast of Somalia has come under the control of alleged pirates, a European Union anti-piracy force operating in the area said Thursday. The ship, with up to 18 crew members, had been taken over by the suspected pirates, some of whom were armed with…
A week of fierce demonstrations in Georgia has seen special forces violently handling protesters who are challenging the government’s…
The Japanese capital is set to introduce a four-day workweek for all government employees, in its latest push to…
Ghanaians will go to the polls on Saturday to elect their next president, as the West African country grapples…
An American man abducted in the Philippines is presumed dead after a witness claimed he was shot during a…
Five sets of ancestral remains from Australia that had been in German museum collections since the 19th century were…
Hundreds of people appear to have fled the central Syrian city of Homs overnight into Friday, as anti-regime rebels…
Romania’s constitutional court has annulled the first round of the country’s 2024 presidential election process, which was narrowly won…
Grasslands — also known as prairies, steppes, pampas or savannas — are home to 25% of the world’s population…