The State Department is organizing evacuation flights for Americans from Haiti to the Dominican Republic as the number of those seeking U.S. help has risen.
A judge in the Netherlands has told authorities to take action and rein in aircraft noise pollution at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport amid concerns from local residents.
U.N. agencies have issued warnings regarding the global accumulation of electronic waste with recycling rates remaining low and projected to decrease further.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed forward the measure as part of an agreement with the New Democrats Party that keeps the ruling Liberals Party in power.
The British government will introduce a bill in parliament on March 20, 2024, to prevent children turning 15 this year or younger from ever being able to be legally sold tobacco.
In a dance studio turned bomb shelter located in northeast Ukraine, young girls in pink tutus find solace from the daily turmoil above ground in Kharkiv.
Anta Babacar Ngom's candidacy for the Senegalese presidency marks a historic moment as she becomes the first woman candidate in over a decade, officials say.
Thailand’s national police chief and one of his deputies have been temporarily suspended on Wednesday following allegations involving illegal online gambling.
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong resigned on Wednesday amid an anti-corruption campaign. The Communist Party accepted Thuong's resignation, citing violations.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., says Cuba's Marxist policies are to blame for the food and energy shortages plaguing the island as its leaders accuse the U.S. of contributing to the crises.
New Zealand said it will ban disposable e-cigarettes, or vapes, shortly after repealing a law imposing a lifetime ban on young people buying cigarettes.
South Korean police say they conducted a search at Seoul's Gocheok Sky Dome following a reported bomb threat against Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani.
Irish Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Leo Eric Varadkar is expected to resign Wednesday after serving since December 2022 following a term from 2017 to 2020.
The Taliban in Afghanistan have barred girls from attending school beyond the sixth grade, leading to more than 1 million girls being affected, officials say.
A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized on Wednesday off the coast of Kuala Bubon beach in Indonesia. Local fishermen rescued six people.
Japan's Coast Guard is conducting a rescue operation after the South Korean tanker Keoyoung Sun capsized off Mutsure Island, killing seven of its crew.
Rescuers were racing to dig through rubble and pump out water at the Pioneer gold mine in far eastern Russia after a rockfall trapped 13 miners on Monday.
14 people died in a bus crash on Tuesday afternoon on the Hohhot-Beihai Expressway in the city of Linfen in Shanxi province, China, according to state media.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un led his military on a ground jet test of the multi-stage solid-fuel engine for a new hypersonic missile that has the capability of striking a U.S. target.