Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott says authorities will be investigating why a gunman who took several people hostage in a Sydney cafe wasn't being monitored.

French photographer Raphael Olivier is constantly in search of arresting visual stories -- and travels far to see them in person.

David Gordon and his wife started a foundation to educate addicts in Jakarta, they aim to show addicts they don't have to go back to drugs after the program. However the pair come up against challenges including lack of support from the addict's families.

The Korean Air executive who delayed a flight over a bag of macadamia nuts may face legal action after South Korea's transportation ministry said on Tuesday it had filed a complaint to prosecutors.

The world kept an eye on missile tests, Dennis Rodman and hacking scandals in North Korea throughout 2014.

I will always remember the first time I walked into a Tokyo bathroom and, with the automatic lift of its lid, a Japanese "smart toilet" happily greeted me. 

Eating more plants and less meat has been tied to a longer life and a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease in a new study.

President-elect Joe Biden is set to announce who will serve in top roles in his administration in the coming days and weeks.

China has deployed surface-to-air missiles on an island in the Paracel chain in the South China Sea, the Taiwanese government said.

Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz drew fire from a new quarter Tuesday, when the Chinese government tore into the Texas senator for a bill he pushed through the Senate last week.

Over 200 Chinese villagers in the southwestern province of Sichuan have signed a petition to banish a HIV-positive eight-year-old boy, state media reported.

A British national was killed by a Taliban suicide bomber Sunday in the Afghan capital, where at least 18 others were also wounded in the attack that targeted a European Union vehicle, authorities said.

Robert Chan lit his first cigarette aged 18. He quickly became hooked, smoking 15 a day for more than a decade.