The Mexican government's policy of not confronting their own drug cartels amidst violence has led to some creative solutions, namely Roman Catholic bishops hosting peace talks.
Opposition from the influential Greek Orthodox Church is not stopping the Greek parliament from holding a vote late Thursday to potentially legalize same-sex marriage.
Tensions between Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group and Israeli forces have intensified, stoking fears that their frequent clashes could escalate to war.
A vehicular incident occurred at the U.S. military's Okinawan Jungle Warfare Training Center at the same time a "mass casualty exercise" was planned at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa.
A Norwegian judge rejected the second attempt of far-right extremist and serial killer Anders Behring Breivik to sue the state for what he said was a breach of his human rights.
The Venezuelan government on Thursday ordered the closure of a local office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, giving its staff 72 hours to leave.
Kuwait's emir dissolved the country's parliament again as its years of political gridlock continue, reportedly because lawmakers refused to delete remarks that insulted the emir.
Russian officials say a missile strike killed six people, including a child and injured 18 others, five of which are children the seemingly latest exchange of fire with Ukraine.
The Belgian capital, Brussels, is grappling with a surge in drug-related violent crime, particularly involving cocaine and crack. Shootings among rival gangs are escalating.
The European Union will target companies – not countries – that have facilitated the transfer of electronics and technology necessary to produce weapons for Russia.
Colombian and Ecuadorian naval units conducting a search and rescue on Wednesday accidentally found a submarine carrying over 4.5 tons of cocaine along the Pacific coast.
Sailors aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower who have spent four months straight at sea defending against the Iranian-backed Houthis now face a new kind of threat.
Voters in two English districts, Kingswood and Wellingborough, are casting ballots in special elections to replace two lawmakers who departed abruptly.
The Israeli military said Thursday it killed a senior Hezbollah commander with the terror group's Radwan forces. Hezbollah said Israel would pay "the price" for airstrikes in Lebanon.
Air pollution in Bangkok has reached unhealthy levels, leading the city government to order city employees to work from home for two days, officials say.
A Bollywood film actress and model faked her own death via a social media post to promote the HPV cervical cancer vaccine but is now being sued for the stunt.
South Korea's presidential office said that establishing diplomatic relations with Cuba would deliver a "political and psychological blow" to North Korea.
Hundreds of South Korean doctors protested in Seoul and other cities against a government plan to increase the number of medical students by 2,000 starting in 2025.
British Foreign Minister David Cameron and Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski have urged the U.S. Congress to approve a $60 billion aid package for Ukraine.