Three attacks by the Taliban in last 48 hours left at least two American soldiers and 18 Afghan soldiers dead, officials said Saturday, in what looks set to be a particularly bloody weekend in Afghanistan.

A 14-year-old girl has been bailed after being arrested and threatened with removal from her father's care for drawing flowers on a wall at a pro-democracy protest site in Hong Kong.

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Maldives opposition presidential candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih declared victory in the country's presidential elections Sunday.

With its pastel-hued shop houses, labyrinthine lanes and impenetrable swarms of motorbikes, the Old Quarter is among the most-visited areas of Hanoi, Vietnam.

Australian authorities are working to confirm reports that two of the country's most notorious terrorists have been killed fighting for ISIS in Iraq, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says.

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In the space of six weeks, with great displays of importance, India's capital will have hosted two world leaders who no longer speak with each other: the presidents of Russia and the United States.

The United States is hitting North Korea with a new set of economic sanctions after determining the country was behind last month's computer hack at Sony.

When Harry returned home the morning after the typhoon struck, he found part of the roof missing from his home.