Syria's military said Monday that it is determined to repel an attack on the government-controlled western part of Aleppo as it continued to battle insurgents in intense battles on the city's edge.
The British government has offered strong support for Bank of England Governor Mark Carney amid speculation that he'll soon announce whether he'll serve his full-term as governor.
An Ethiopian official says 2,000 people have been detained and later released under the country's state of emergency that was declared on October 8, 2016.
Human Rights Watch says Nigerian government officials, soldiers and police are raping and sexually exploiting women and girl refugees from Boko Haram, instead of protecting them.
Police in Bangladesh have detained 15 people after hundreds of Muslims launched a wave of attacks against Hindu temples and homes in a rare convulsion of communal violence in the country's east.
A Bosnian court has sentenced seven people to a total of more than 12 years in jail for joining the Islamic State group in Syria and for illegally owning weapons.
Britain's Home Secretary has rejected holding an inquiry or independent review into violence between police and miners at Orgreave — one of the fiercest clashes of the 1984-1985 miners' strike.
A union representing cabin crew has scrapped plans to stage two days of strikes this week at Lufthansa's budget unit, Eurowings, and is proposing to bring in an arbitrator who helped resolve a previous dispute.
Germany's police are investigating the influence of anti-government extremists in their own ranks following a series of violent incidents involving members of the so-called Reich Citizens Movement.
A British court has set a 10-year prison sentence for a truck driver who smashed into a car and killed four people moments after scrolling through music on his mobile phone.
The Dutch government says it is still searching for a legally binding compromise that will allow it to sign off on a free trade pact between the European Union and Ukraine by addressing concerns that led to voters in the Netherlands rejecting the deal in a referendum.
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy took his oath Monday as leader of Spain's new conservative government — an administration that is in a minority in parliament and could have difficulty passing laws.
Pope Francis has named a successor to Guam's archbishop, who is accused of sexually molesting altar boys, tapping an American and giving him special authority in the Pacific island archdiocese.
As Indians wake Monday to smoke-filled skies from a weekend of festival fireworks, New Delhi's worst season for air pollution begins — with dire consequences.
A dusty Land Cruiser bounces down a pale, tent-lined lane at the back of a remote displacement camp, stopping near a small circle of women and children.