North Korean leader Kim Jong Un abruptly dismissed a vice premier during a factory inspection, state media reported Tuesday, shortly ahead of a key ruling party congress.

Dozens of beaches in eastern Australia were closed on Tuesday, after four shark attacks in a span of 48 hours, a spree that the head of a lifeguard group described as unprecedented. On Tuesday morning,

U.S. President Donald Trump has called Britain's deal to cede sovereignty of the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands to Mauritius an "act of total weakness", putting the agreement back into the spotlight eight months after it was signed.

China faces a shrinking population and record-low birth rates, challenging economic growth and straining pensions and healthcare.

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting attracts corporate executives, academics, philanthropists and media to the Swiss Alps town of Davos. The Geneva-based think tank first hosted the event

Israeli crews have begun bulldozing a United Nations headquarters in east Jerusalem as Israel's government tightens restrictions on humanitarian groups that provide aid to Palestinians. UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency,

Gunmen have abducted more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three churches in northwest Nigeria ABUJA, Nigeria -- Gunmen abducted more than 150 worshippers in simultaneous attacks on three separate churches in northwest Nigeria,

A bombing that killed seven people and injured a dozen more at a noodle restaurant in a busy area of Kabul is likely to heighten China’s growing security concerns in Afghanistan.