More than a dozen dead sperm whales were found on King Island, part of the state of Tasmania off Australia's southeastern coast on Monday. It was unclear how they died.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is determined to pursue a 'unifying international agenda' as a permanent member of the UN Security Council despite war in Ukraine.
The Taupo Volcano on New Zealand's North Island had its volcanic alert level raised to 1 from 0 on Tuesday after scientists detected ongoing volcanic unrest.
Between advancing Ukrainian troops and the Dnieper River, Russian forces are becoming boxed in around the Kherson region, with access to supplies and eastern routes blocked.
A lawsuit filed by 16 survivors of the 1988 'death commission' seeks to hold Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi responsible for the thousands killed for political dissent.
Russia has likely removed its Kilo-class submarines from Crimea's coastline over concerns relating to security as Ukrainian forces advance in southern Ukraine.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ripped into the U.S. for trying to maintain global dominance in a speech to foreign ambassadors in Moscow, also claiming the U.S. is doomed to fail.
Gerry and Kate McCann lost a legal battle against an ex-detective over libel accusations regarding rumors that they were involved in their daughter Madeleine's 2007 disappearance.
An American contractor, Mark Frerichs, has been freed after talks between the United States and the Taliban. He was abducted in January of 2020 in Kabul
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Armenian and Azerbaijani foreign ministers in New York City Monday to mediate after deadly clashes broke out between the two countries.
A senior Chinese health official advised residents over the weekend to avoid direct skin-to-skin contact with foreigners to prevent the spread of monkeypox.
Italy is expected to elect its first female prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, next week. Meloni has rapidly risen through the ranks of Italian politics, starting out as an activist in Rome.
The leader of the Mexican church, La Luz del Mundo, is currently serving a 16-year sentence for rape in a California jail, but is still considered the church's apostle by followers.
Switzerland's federal criminal court convicted a Swiss-Italian woman with ties to IS for stabbing two women at a department store in Switzerland, sentencing her to nine years in prison.
Iran's morality police claim that Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, 22, fell ill while in custody, but her family and witnesses describe injuries consistent with beatings.
Cardinal Joseph Zen, the 90-year-old former archbishop of Hong Kong, begins his formal trial after having been arrested in May for allegedly colluding with foreign forces.
Westminster Abbey is the home of many royal events like coronations, weddings and funerals. Queen Elizabeth II's funeral took place at the famous church in September 2022.
A bus transporting people for COVID-19 isolation crashed in China on Sunday, killing 27 people and injuring 20 others. Censors took action after anger erupted on social media.