The Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, called for an investigation and emphasized the need to “hold those responsible to account.”

The U.S. government is responding to the Ebola outbreak in with travel restrictions. American citizens and permanent residents departing affected countries must fly into one of three U.S. airports.

South African activists who were detained when their boats were intercepted while trying to breach Israel's blockade of Gaza alleged Saturday they were beaten and tortured by Israeli soldiers in a detention facility.

Leo hit out at “unscrupulous people and organizations” behind decades of mafia-linked toxic waste dumping, which has been linked to an increased rate of cancer and other ailments.

A Ukrainian drone attack has caused a fire at a Russian oil terminal, according to officials in Russia’s Krasnodar region

Gvir, the Israeli national security minister, has long drawn criticism for his hard-line statements and harsh policies against Palestinian prisoners.

A four-week conference at the United Nations to review the treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons has ended without an agreement. Experts who have been monitoring the conference say this

Iran's publication of a new map asserting its control over the Strait of Hormuz risks extending an already punishing ordeal for thousands of mariners trapped on ships in the Gulf. This report produced by Jillian Kitchener.