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Indian jets downed over Kashmir by Pakistan

Pilot is captured as Pakistan's conflict with its nuclear-armed neighbor continues to escalate.

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Nigeria's president wins second term

Muhammadu Buhari poised to get another chance to tackle gaping corruption, widespread insecurity and a limping economy.

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Journalist abducted, questioned for hours in Venezuela, broadcast network says

Daniel Garrido was kidnapped by a group of unidentified men who "forced him into a vehicle and covered his head with a hood," a Telemundo statement said.

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Deal, no deal or new referendum? Here's what might be next for Brexit

There's just over a month until the U.K. is due to leave the European Union and no one can be sure how Brexit will play out.

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Kim's epic train journey to Trump summit is a nod to his grandfather

North Koreans grow up seeing images of Kim Il Sung traveling by train, which he took to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

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Far-right and far-left flocks to France's 'yellow vests.' But can they win votes?

"The 'yellow vests' are probably the purest example of the populism we've been seeing throughout the world," one expert said.

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Kim Jong Un takes smoke break at train station on way to Trump summit

Despite pushing an anti-smoking campaign in North Korea, the dictator is frequently seen with a cigarette in his hands.

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White House reporters are booted out of hotel ahead of Trump-Kim meeting

The forced move was highly unusual because the White House had approved of and supported the use of the space by media who cover the president.

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Brazil's right-wing government asks schools to read president's slogan

President Jair Bolsonaro has openly praised the 1964-85 dictatorship.

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Most senior Catholic cleric ever charged with sex abuse is convicted

The Vatican's economy minister was convicted of molesting two choir boys in 1996.

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U.K's Labour Party will back new referendum on Brexit

Corbyn told his party's lawmakers that Labour "will do everything in our power" to prevent Britain from leaving the EU without a deal.

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Euroviews. The Oscars finally felt fun again and not even 'Green Book' could ruin it ǀ View

We may be witnessing the dawn of a new and very improved Academy Awards ceremony.

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Taliban dispatches its A-team to peace talks with the U.S.

At least 2,300 American troops have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001, and U.S. commanders have referred to the conflict as a "stalemate."

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Woman finds python hiding in her shoe after trip to Australia

"She said she's not so keen to come back and visit," the woman's son-in-law said.

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Kim doesn't want to give Trump a list of nuke sites. So can their summit succeed?

South Korean and other foreign assessments say Kim Jong Un likely possesses 60-70 nuclear warheads. The North also has more than 1,000 ballistic missiles.

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No joke: A comedian leads polls in Ukraine's presidential race

The political novice's popularity with voters has left pundits scratching their heads — and some critics fearing he's biting off more than he can chew.

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Hijacking foiled on Bangladesh-Dubai flight, suspect killed

The suspect, a Bangladeshi, asked to speak to the country's prime minister before dying from injuries in an exchange of gunfire with military, officials said.

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Pope offers condemnation but no new measures to combat clerical sexual abuse

The pontiff promised that the church would address abuse with "the utmost seriousness," adding that even a single case of abuse is "an atrocity."

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Euroviews. Burnout is very real. Here's why some people think it's fake ǀ View

The message that we can work harder and be better at everything leaves us feeling that we are servants rather than masters of our work.

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Pro-'caliphate' holdouts remain devoted as last patch of ISIS territory falls

"Wherever you go there is Islamic State," said a 14-year-old girl evacuated from a riverside pocket on the edge of Syria and Iraq.