The State Department says it's in touch with several hundred of American citizens in Sudan as a growing civil conflict in the African country has emerged.
The Pentagon has deployed forces to aid in the possible evacuation of U.S. Embassy personnel from Sudan. But, the White House said there are no plans for evacuating everyone.
The South African Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a ruling that declared "gratuitous" display of the nation's old apartheid-era flag a prosecutable offense.
Congolese lawmakers said 14 people drowned in a lake on the border of Congo and Zambia when their boat sank earlier this week. The boat departed Monday with nearly 50 passengers.
Burkina Faso's government opened several human rights investigations after a video depicting the extrajudicial killings of seven children by alleged Burkinabe security forces surfaced.
Secretary of Defense LLoyd Austin said the U.S. would expedite the deployment of M1 Abrams tanks for May delivery in Germany as it looks to ready Ukrainian troops for training on the advanced equipment.
Pattie Wu-Murad went missing from the Kumano Kodo trail in Japan last week. The FBI and U.S. embassy have gotten involved in the search along with Japanese authorities.
Lebanese-Canadian professor Hassan Diab was convicted in absentia of a 1980 Paris synagogue bombing, for which a French court handed down a life sentence.
The U.S. Coast Guard and Mexican navy suspended the search for two missing sailors after nearly a week of searching an area the size of California turned up no results.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed the deployment of troops to the area surrounding Sudan as a precaution amid rising levels of violent civil conflict.
A shooting in South Africa left 10 members of the same family dead, including a 13-year-old boy. The suspect was killed by police hours after the shooting.
A man who allegedly had links to a northern Mexico drug cartel was shot to death at a Starbucks. The Thursday shooting happened inside the Plaza Carso shopping mall of Mexico City.
A Polish volunteer who was involved in a humanitarian mission in eastern Ukraine was buried in his home city in western Poland after sustaining mortal wounds.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin did not beat around the bush Friday in a meeting with international defense partners and addressed the significant intelligence leak earlier this month, telling them he 'takes the issue very seriously.'
As the holy fasting month of Ramadan ends, Muslims around the world are celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr with feasts, prayers, and family visits.
A cargo container holding an estimated $15 million worth of gold and other valuable items has disappeared from Toronto’s Pearson international airport, according to authorities.
Belgian art foundation, the new owner of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton that was auctioned for over $5 million, will display the artifact at a new center in Antwerp.
A man who drove into crowds of pedestrians in Berlin has been ordered to be permanently held in a psychiatric hospital. The driver was detained by citizens before being arrested.