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JAKARTA, Indonesia The World Health Organization says countries in the Western Pacific a vast region comprising nearly 1.9 billion people has entered a new phase of coronavirus pandemic response and urged regional governments to continue to promote beh...

Australian authorities said Tuesday they had seized a large quantity of cocaine from a fishing boat in treacherous seas off the east coast.

An unverified video showing piles of cash being handed to Mexican congressional staffers went viral on Monday, fueling a corruption scandal that is already convulsing the country even as the clip's source and context remain unclear.

Former rival Bernie Sanders, Republican John Kasich and former first lady Michelle Obama are among a parade of speakers making the case for Joe Biden on the first day of a virtual convention to formally nominate him as the Democratic nominee in the Novemb...

New Zealand on Tuesday reported 13 new confirmed cases of coronavirus for the last 24 hours compared with nine a day earlier as the Pacific nation battles to contain an outbreak in the biggest city of Auckland.

The brother of George Floyd, whose death in Minneapolis police custody in May sparked waves of antiracism protests across the country, will address the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, CNN reported.

Just as Mexico promised justice for the longattacked Yaqui Indigenous community, businessmen in the country's north are complaining that a Yaqui blockade of a key rail line is causing millions of dollars in losses. The rail line in northern Sonora state r...

A veteran Kansas House member said Monday that he'll run a writein campaign this fall after a narrow primary loss to a 19yearold candidate who has been disowned by some Democrats for his incendiary social media posts and because he abused girls online whe...

Zookeepers at Washingtons National Zoo are on furry blackandwhite baby watch after concluding that venerable giant panda matriarch Mei Ziang is pregnant and could give birth this week. Its a welcome bit of good news amid a pandemic that kept the zoo shutt...

A Florida man arrested after police discovered more than two dozen pipe bombs near his home was found dead in his jail cell with a torn sheet wrapped around his neck, authorities said Monday.

President Donald Trump is again threatening to send federal agents to New York City if local authorities don't stop a surge of violence that has left seven people dead and more than 50 people shot since Friday.

The British government bowed to public pressure over its school exam grading system, ditching an algorithm that downgraded the results awarded to students in England after their tests were cancelled due to COVID19.

Police in Cincinnati say three more people suffered gunshot wounds as a violent weekend that saw four killings and at least 20 injuries came to a close.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday defended his administration's efforts to implement changes at the U.S. Postal Service ahead of November's election, despite an outcry from Democrats and other critics, and said he would support efforts to expand inper...

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel is preparing for direct flights, over Saudi Arabia, to the United Arab Emirates as part of its normalisation deal with the UAE.

Three police officers were injured and 18 people were arrested as a result of a riot in Seattle involving explosives, bottles and rocks, authorities said.