Police in Nigeria have rescued 67 men and boys who were subjected to "inhumane and degrading treatments" at an Islamic school in the northern state of Katsina, a police spokesman said Tuesday.The religious school, which also served as a rehabilitation…

The CNN/New York Times presidential debate tonight in Ohio will be the most pivotal moment yet in the Democratic race. The clash among 12 candidates will highlight growing vulnerabilities among front-runners and offer outsiders one of a dwindling number of…

President Donald Trump has a nose for weakness. And Joe Biden's softest spot is his near-mystical reverence for family.Nothing is likely to cause Biden more pain, to test his cool and to force him into an error more than an…

A four-day-old baby girl has been rescued after she was found buried alive in a cemetery in northern India.The infant was pulled to safety by an unsuspecting couple in Uttar Pradesh state on October 10, as they were burying their…

Residents on fixed cellphone contracts in India-controlled Kashmir were surprised to discover they had been billed for the two-month, government-imposed communications blackout when it partially ended earlier this week.India restored partial services at noon Monday for about 4 million people…

She was one of only a few celebrities to be publicly pro-choice when South Korea legalized abortion this year, was open about her own mental health struggles and insisted women shouldn't have to wear bras if they found them uncomfortable.Those…

Vietnam's largest cinema chain has pulled a new Dreamworks animated movie from theaters because it features a map asserting Chinese ownership over the South China Sea."Abominable" is an animated film about a young Chinese girl who embarks on an elaborate…

Scientist Sandy Song remembers when she first saw the aggressive swirl of the monster storm approaching on satellite images at her office at the Hong Kong Observatory."I was afraid," she says. "It had a very sharp eyewall and also the…

Pope Francis' chief bodyguard resigned Monday over a leak related to an ongoing financial investigation, the Vatican said.Domenico Giani, 57, "bears no personal responsibility" for the leak, but was stepping aside to allow the investigation to proceed, the Vatican said…

An American-Israeli woman arrested at a Moscow airport with nine and a half grams of marijuana has found herself at the center of a diplomatic standoff between Israel, Russia, and the United States.Israeli officials have pleaded for the release of…

It's only the second observed "interloper" to cross into our solar system, but interstellar comet 21/Borisov looks incredibly similar to our own comets based on new observations by astronomers. They're also learning new details about the comet, like the fact…

The situation in Syria has been rapidly deteriorating.Last week, the Trump administration ordered US troops to step aside from the border in northern Syria, effectively paving the way for Turkey to launch an offensive against US-backed Kurdish forces who they…

When Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban congratulated his "Polish friends" on their electoral victory on Sunday, it was at roughly the same time as his own party was suffering a major defeat at home.The Central European allies -- both populist…

Earlier this year I spent almost two months in northeast Syria covering what we thought was the final battle against ISIS. The so-called caliphate that stretched from the outskirts of Baghdad to western Syria, that ruled over more than ten…

A major search and rescue operation is underway in Japan after deadly Typhoon Hagibis brought widespread flooding and landslides, destroying buildings and leaving dozens dead.The storm -- which came as Japan hosts the Rugby World Cup for the first time…

Nine Catalan independence leaders have received lengthy prison sentences of between nine and 13 years for their part in a failed 2017 attempt to split from Spain, but were acquitted of the most serious charge against them.The group's members were…

Syrian government troops have began advancing north following a deal struck with Kurdish-led forces to hold off Turkey's military offensive, as Kurdish authorities reported the escape of hundreds of people with links to ISIS from a detention camp in the…

A hip-hop festival in Hong Kong, which would have featured American artists Migos and Wiz Khalifa, is the latest event to be canceled due to the city's ongoing unrest.Rolling Loud, the two-day festival, was scheduled for October 19 and 20.…

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned adversaries on Sunday that any attempt to split China will "end in crushed bodies and shattered bones" according to state-media, as anti-government protesters in Hong Kong returned to the streets for a 19th consecutive weekend.Though…

Ever since Donald Trump became president, critics have worried that his rudimentary knowledge of global affairs, erratic decisions and politicized foreign policy would get people killed. It's happening now."You are leaving us to be slaughtered," Gen. Mazloum Kobani Abdi, commander…

Custom officers stopped the middle-aged woman because of her strange, lumbering gait. They searched her and found vials of blood stashed in her bra, according to an official statement. Each one was labeled with a pregnant woman's name from China.The…

Iran announced on Sunday that it has discovered a new natural gas reserve with the capacity to produce nearly 400 million barrels of gas condensate, which could generate a total of $40 billion.The natural gas field, named Eram, is located…

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Pro-Turkish forces cut off the main road between the east and west of Syrian Kurdish territory Sunday, effectively cutting off the main city of Kobani.The move cuts off the main highway -- and perhaps only route -- to Kobani, where…