More than 400,000 pills containing the deadly opioid fentanyl were seized and destroyed by Mexico's Attorney General's office, along with six tons of chemical precursors for the drugs, the agency said ...

In post-Assad Syria, stand-up comedians are re-emerging to challenge taboos, mocking the former president and his regime and even testing the waters with Damascus's new rulers.

Japan Airlines on Thursday reported a cyberattack which it said could impact domestic and international flights, but later announced it had identified and addressed the cause.

The fall of the Assad regime has sparked optimism that Syria can transition into a more free-market system, but its new leaders face the challenge of dismantling corruption and diversifying its ...

The quiet resumption of operations at a desalination plant in the Gaza Strip last month marked a small but significant step ...

The number of South Korean students enrolling in Chinese colleges more than tripled last year from 2003. The WSJ’s Jeyup S.

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday labeled as "outrageous" a Russian Christmas Day attack on Ukraine's power grid, after Moscow launched over 170 missiles and drones, killing an energy worker.

US President Joe Biden and his incoming successor Donald Trump issued starkly contrasting Christmas messages Wednesday, with ...

Mikal Bridges and the New York Knicks edged Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs 117-114 in a Christmas Day thriller ...

AFP Sports Agenda for Thursday, December 26 (all times GMT): + Australia and India start fourth Test in Melbourne ...

A Syria war monitor said one protester was killed and five others wounded on Wednesday in central Syria after security forces opened fire to disperse demonstrators protesting an attack on an Alawite ...

Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat in the fourth Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.