One figure sets Venezuela apart from the rest of the world: 303 billion barrels of so-called proven oil reserves

The International Criminal Court wins the European Union’s top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize.

A city in South Korea is again trying to free a huge dusky shark from a narrow canal

A man has been charged with threatening an Australian lawmaker’s staff with nunchucks days after another legislator was critically injured when a man repeatedly hit her with a car

Women are protesting in Poland for access to free and legal abortion services

Ukrainian authorities say that Russian attacks on Kyiv with ballistic missiles and drones have killed one person and injured 22

Russia prides itself on its digital advances — from an extensive e-commerce services sector to ambitious plans for developing artificial intelligence

Actor and comedian Russell Brand is facing allegations of rape and sexual assault in a London trial

Construction projects are putting at risk a mangrove forest that stands between Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City and rising seas

Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has invited health ministers to an “extraordinary virtual meeting” as Ebola spreads across the continent

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have raised costs for American families and upended decades of trade as he unveiled a $6.2 billion plan to protect Canada’s manufacturing heartland

Brazil’s Supreme Court has suspended an environmental permit for a major gold mining project in the Amazon rainforest

Tropical Storm Vance has formed in the Pacific Ocean

St. Kitts and Nevis has received a financial boost in honor of one of its most famous sons, Alexander Hamilton, who went on to become a founding father of the United States and America’s first treasury secretary

Over 500 people in South Africa have fallen ill from a gastrointestinal illness linked to poor water quality in two cities

French President Emmanuel Macron has criticized foreign leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, saying they exploit unrest in France for political gain

Burkina Faso's parliament has reinstated the death penalty for crimes like terrorism, espionage, and treason

Malaysia has banned civil servants from using the navigation app Waze due to data security concerns linked to its Israeli origins

Villanova and Notre Dame's men's and women's teams are set to play a doubleheader in Rome on November 1, marking the start of the college basketball season

Students and teachers in Athens are marching for affordable student housing and more state investment in education