For the first time in human history, the end of hunger is well within our reach. While courageous and passionate individuals have been working to end this scourge for decades, a recent confluence of political will, public-private partnerships and funding has made this ambition possible.
The G20 summit in China may not have produced many policy breakthroughs, but world leaders did agree on one thing: the danger of rising income inequality.
Turkey sent tanks and armored vehicles into the Syrian border town of Al-Rai Saturday, effectively opening up a new front in its campaign against ISIS, Turkish state media reported.
South Sudan's government agreed to the deployment of an additional 4,000 peacekeepers on behalf of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday, according to a statement from the United Nations.
Canadian photographer Sara Hylton spent months traveling India's vast railway system. "I kind of felt like it was where all of life happened," she said.
Police in the Philippines are looking for three people they want to question -- one man and two women -- in connection with the blast at a crowded market in Davao City that killed 14 people Friday night.
Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims have gathered in Rome to witness the canonization of Mother Teresa, the nun who dedicated her life to helping the poor in India.
Britain's exit from the European Union "may create some difficult times ahead," UK Prime Minister Theresa May told the BBC ahead of a summit with world leaders in China.
US President Barack Obama is continuing his diplomatic slog in China Sunday, meeting with counterparts from the United Kingdom and Turkey -- two essential US allies -- as each leader confronts widespread internal strife back home.
Europe is "close to limit" on accepting refugees, EU President Donald Tusk said Sunday, as he urged the international community to do more to step up resettlement of those seeking refuge.
When Pope Francis canonizes the late Mother Teresa at the Vatican on September 4th, she will officially be recognized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.
A search has been called off for two American climbers who went missing while attempting to scale one of the highest peaks in northern Pakistan, a family spokesman said.
Political satirist Bassem Youssef, who has become known to many as "the Jon Stewart of Egypt," is lamenting "xenophobic" rhetoric from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.