A spokesman for China's ceremonial legislature has condemned statements from U.S. lawmakers in support of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement

Dozens dead or hurt in suicide bombing at wedding party in Afghan capital attended by hundreds

Representatives of some 180 nations are meeting to agree on protections for vulnerable species, taking up issues such as the trade in ivory and the demand for shark fin soup that is decimating shark populations

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is emerging as an alternative American ambassador abroad, an emissary for bedrock democratic values and the promise of stability that many hope will return someday.

Italy's hard-line interior minister has buckled under pressure and agreed to let 27 unaccompanied minors leave a migrant ship after two weeks at sea, temporarily easing a political standoff that has threatened the viability of the populist government