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The office of the U.N. human rights chief is calling on the Russian government to carry out or cooperate with an independent investigation of the reported poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

A shark fatally mauled a man on Tuesday on Australias Gold Coast city tourist strip, an official said.

Police in China's Inner Mongolia region have detained at least 23 people following protests last week against a new policy that replaces Mongolianlanguage textbooks with Chinese ones in classrooms.

Prominent Belarusian opposition leader Maria Kolesnikova ripped up her passport to thwart an attempt to deport her to neighbouring Ukraine, the Interfax Ukraine news agency reported on Tuesday.

The European Unions executive commission is proposing its experienced Latvian vice president, Valdis Dombrovskis, to take over the post as trade chief of the bloc following the resignation of Ireland's Phil Hogan.

The legal team for Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina has filed a complaint with the United Nations special rapporteur on torture asserting that Rusesabagina faces an immediate risk of cruel treatment as he remains cut off from lawyers, consular official...

Twelve people from Hong Kong arrested as they reportedly sailed to Taiwan for political asylum will "have to be dealt with" by mainland China, but the city government would try to provide assistance, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday.

Thousands of trainee doctors in South Korea returned to work on Tuesday after ending a more than twoweek strike as the country continued to post threedigit rises in new daily coronavirus infections.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko could be about to give away his country's independence by signing an agreement on deeper integration with Russia, Lithuania's foreign minister said on Monday.

West Africa's regional leaders have given the military junta in Mali until Sept. 15 to name a transitional president and a prime minister, according to a statement read at the end of a summit on Monday.

West African leaders warned Mali's military junta on Monday they must designate civilian heads of state by next week to chart a path back to democracy or the country will face further sanctions from the regional bloc.

Prince Harry has repaid 2.4 million pounds ($3.2 million) in British taxpayers money that was used to renovate the home in Windsor intended for him and his wife Meghan before they gave up royal duties and moved to California.

The U.K. on Monday recorded nearly 3,000 new coronavirus cases for the second day running and unveiled a new islands policy that will require anyone returning to England from seven Greek islands, including Crete. Mykonos and Santorini, to selfisolate for...

Britain's Brexit negotiations with the European Union have repeatedly snagged and sometimes collapsed over Northern Ireland. Why?

Xita, a tiny monkey with sad brown eyes, clutches her newborn tight. Both are fighting for their lives.

At least there won't be a government shutdown.