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One of Guatemalas most prominent judges faces the possibility of losing his immunity from legal action in a case that he claims is meant to intimidate the independent judges in a country whose judicial system is widely seen as under attack.

Brazil, under fire for failing to stop destruction of the Amazon rainforest, plans to show the world at next month's United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) that it can fight climate change while remaining a top agricultural powerhouse, Environme...

Facebook's family of apps essentially 'disappeared' from the internet for several hours after a traffic routing problem.

Tunisia's President Kais Saied said on Monday that 1.8 million people had come onto the streets on Sunday during rallies in support of him that appeared to bring out only a tiny fraction of that number.

A large group of heavily armed militants killed 14 Burkina Faso soldiers and injured seven others in a dawn attack in the north on Monday, the government said in a statement.

South Korea says the two Koreas have restored a stalled communication channel after weeks of a hiatus in a small reconciliation step.

The Swedish artist Lars Vilks, who had lived under police protection since his 2007 sketch of the Prophet Muhammad with a dogs body brought death threats, died from a traffic accident Sunday, Swedish news media reported.

Sudan is about to run out of essential medicine, fuel and wheat after political protests forced the closure of Port Sudan, the main port in the east of the country, the cabinet said on Sunday.

A total of 39 Chinese air force aircraft entered Taiwan's air defence zone on Saturday, the defence ministry in Taipei said, setting a new high for missions which have infuriated the island's government and further raised tensions with Beijing.

An Italian offshore supply vessel on Saturday rescued 65 migrants, including women and children, fleeing Libya to Europe on a crowded, wooden boat.

A third Alaska hospital has instituted crisis protocols that allow it to ration care if needed as the state recorded the worst COVID19 diagnosis rates in the U.S. in recent days, straining its limited health care system.

Duterte made the surprise announcement at the venue where he was expected to register his candidacy

An environmental lawyer who waged a decadeslong campaign to hold Chevron accountable for oil pollution in the rainforests of Ecuador was sentenced Friday to six months in jail for violating a federal judges orders related to his fight against the energy g...

Candidates are expected to perform on stage, with their charisma, singing and dancing skills judged more harshly than their policies

The Japanese finance minister's post is likely to go to former Olympics minister Shunichi Suzuki in presumptive new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's new cabinet, the Yomiuri daily reported late on Thursday.

A bitterly divided Senate late Thursday approved President Joe Bidens choice to oversee vast governmentowned lands in the West, despite Republican complaints that she is an "ecoterrorist.''