Nasim Amiri quit his job selling vegetables to take up arms to defend his local mosque in Kabul, one of hundreds of civilians recruited to protect Shiite religious sites ahead of a key Islamic holy day.

An earthquake releases energy that has accumulated for years between the Earth's tectonic plates.

Trump deleted his tweets that supported Luther Strange, who recently lost the fight against Roy Moore, during Alabama's special election.

Spanish security forces on Tuesday began working to "neutralise" polling stations for a banned independence referendum in Catalonia as US President Donald Trump said Spain should remain united.

In a former church, 40-odd activists are learning how to become effective frontline troops in the battle to sweep Labour opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn into power.

The US Department of Commerce has proposed a 219.63% tariff be levied on Delta's new Bombardier C Series jets.

Popular Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike Wednesday vowed a break with old-school politics as she unveiled a new party she hopes will shake up the upcoming snap election in Japan.

For years, Gharam Habbal and her elderly father had desperately dreamt of escaping the Islamic State group's hellish grip on Raqa. But when she finally fled, he wasn't with her.

Catalans will vote in an independence referendum, regional foreign minister Raul Romeva told AFP Tuesday, despite a crackdown by Madrid which wants to prevent a vote deemed unconstitutional by the courts.

Colombian security forces have captured 28 members of the country's most-feared drug gang, President Juan Manuel Santos said Tuesday.

The government of Emmanuel Macron unveils its first budget Wednesday as the young president seeks to kick-start the French economy with a business-friendly agenda.

Veteran US political operative Roger Stone ridiculed the probe into Russian election interference and attacked Congress and the intelligence community Tuesday in testimony to lawmakers.

Saudi King Salman on Tuesday ordered that women be allowed to drive from next June, in a historic decision that makes the ultra-conservative kingdom the last country in the world to permit women behind the wheel.

Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly defiantly returned to the network for the first time since he left earlier this year amid sexual harassment revelations.

The latest results from the Alabama Senate primary runoff between Sen. Luther Strange and former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore.

Trump is becoming increasingly resigned to a loss, and is ready to blame Mitch McConnell, a new report said.

The latest results from the Alabama Senate primary runoff between Sen. Luther Strange and former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore.

Sessions defended Trump over the NFL protesting controversy, yet at the same time slammed college campuses for undermining free speech rights.

Of all global brands, Apple, Microsoft,and Google have risen to be the most valuable.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday urged the European Union to follow America's lead in slapping sanctions on the "oppressive" regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.