Thirteen semifinalists have been selected for the Booker Prize, an award bestowed upon authors of outstanding works first published in either the U.K. or Ireland.
Iran on Tuesday announced a nationwide two-day holiday as a heat wave blisters the Middle Eastern nation, with temperatures topping 120 degrees in some areas.
Burma's military government has reduced the prison sentences of deposed State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi as part of a broader clemency effort directed at over 7,000 prisoners.
Ukrainian soldiers found that Russian troops had destroyed the roads and laid out mines to heavily impact the advance of Ukraine's counteroffensive effort.
In response to public outrage on social media, Hong Kong's government has promised to consider legal amendments and establish protocols to enhance whale protection measures.
In a suspected militant attack Tuesday in southern Yemen, at least five troops loyal to the secessionist Southern Transitional Council were killed, and four others were wounded.
After nearly a week of continuous burning, the fire aboard the cargo ship Fremantle Highway, carrying thousands of new cars, appears to have extinguished on its own.
An accident occurred at a highway construction site in Thane, a city located just outside Mumbai, India, as a massive crane collapsed, resulting in the death of at least 16 workers.
Gunmen riding motorcycles launched an attack on police officers who were escorting a team of polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination campaign on Tuesday.
A Palestinian gunman carried out an armed attack in an Israeli settlement located east of Jerusalem, injuring at least five people before being shot and killed by an off-duty officer.
The tentacles of the world’s top state sponsor of terrorism, Iran, have reached some U.S. religious institutions, prompting a letter from GOP congressional reps seeking answers from DOJ and DNI.
Deadly clashes in India have spread to Gurugram, a city outside of New Delhi. Authorities in the country imposed a curfew and deployed troops in an effort to stop the violence.
Flooding in Beijing has killed at least 20 people, and 27 others are still missing. Authorities closed train stations and evacuated thousands of people.
Travel restrictions have been imposed by the United States on Hungarian citizens over concerns that many people who were granted Hungarian passports weren't sufficiently verified.
The Japanese island of Okinawa was lashed with strong winds and high waves from Typhoon Khanun. Transportation on the island was forced to halt, and stores closed.