Assimi Goita, president of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), announced in a statement on Thursday the launch of the AES confederation passport, set to be issued in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger starting Jan. 29...
Ireland's parliament was set Thursday to formally elect Micheal Martin as the EU member's new prime minister a day late after opposition parties blocked the vote.
Overnight talks looked set to break the...
Spain's central government will cover the full cost of rebuilding schools, libraries and other municipal buildings damaged in last year's deadly floods, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Thursday.
He...
Saudi Arabia's top diplomat, on his country's first high-level visit to Beirut, said Thursday that he believed Lebanon's new leaders could spearhead long-sought reforms.
The international community...
US President Donald Trump delivered an online address to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday. He urged global business leaders to shift their manufacturing to the US.
Trump said he plans...
Air pollution forced nearly 200 schools in Bangkok to close on Thursday, local authorities said, as officials urged people to work from home and restricted heavy vehicles in the city.
Seasonal air pollution has...
A rumor that a fire had started on a moving train in western India led to panic and the deaths of at least 12 people. Some passengers jumped off the train with the supposed fire and were hit by another train...
At least four people were crushed and suffocated to death Thursday in Cambodia after a large crowd gathered at a local tycoon's home to receive Lunar New Year red envelopes filled with money.
"This...
South Korea's suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol attended a fourth hearing at the Constitutional Court.
The South Korean Agency leading the criminal investigation into impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol...
The US Department of Defense said it will send 1,500 troops to help secure the border with Mexico, and provide aircraft to assist the deportation of illegal immigrants. US President Donald Trump declared a...