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An Israeli court on Monday approved the extradition of a former teacher wanted in Australia on charges of child sex abuse, paving the way for her to stand trial after a sixyear legal battle.

It was Regina King, winning her fourth career Emmy on Sunday, who perhaps summed up the proceedings the most succinctly and accurately: This is freaking weird."

Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine in opposing a confirmation vote before the November 3 election.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants fast action to halt the worsening spread of COVID19 in London, a spokeswoman for Khan said on Sunday, adding that it was better to move too early than too late.

More than 100,000 people marched through Minsk on Sunday on the sixth straight weekend of protests against President Alexander Lukashenko, keeping up the pressure on the veteran Belarusian leader to quit.

Students in Iowas largest school system are facing the possibility that this most unusual school year could stretch into next summer, and the district could be hit with crippling bills because of a dispute with the governor over the safety of returning to...

Brazil recorded 33,057 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 739 deaths from the disease, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.

Antigovernment demonstrators occupying a historic field in the Thai capital on Sunday installed a plaque symbolizing the country's transition to democracy to replace the original one that was mysteriously ripped and stolen three years ago, as they vowed t...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday wrapped up a tour of four South American countries three of them neighbors of Venezuela, whose socialist government is under intense U.S. pressure.

An exceptionally busy Atlantic hurricane season was churning along Saturday as the Texas coast prepared for a tropical storm that's forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before breaching its shores in the week ahead.

Several hundred Romanians, including many families with young children, protested Saturday in the countrys capital against measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, especially social distancing and the mandatory use of masks in schools.

Despite the fact that Pakistan produces a wide range of Basmati rice in the country and benefits from its export to the EU and other parts of the globe, New Delhi has said that it is an Indian-origin product in its application, published on EU's official...

Protests have been growing in Thailand against the government of Prime Minister Prayuth Chanocha, a former junta leader, with some protesters also calling for reforms of King Maha Vajiralongkorn's monarchy.

Thousands of protesters in Thailand's capital demonstrated against the government of former coup leader and Prime Minister Prayuth Chanocha on Saturday, with many also demanding reforms to the powerful monarchy.

Democrat Joe Biden leaves little doubt that if elected he would try to scale back President Donald Trump's buildup in nuclear weapons spending. And although the former vice president has not fully detailed his nuclear priorities, he says he would make the...

Turkey rejected on Friday the human rights violations claims in northern Syria laid out in a report by the United Nations Commission of Inquiry and following criticism.