Russia on Monday declared a unilateral ceasefire with Ukraine between May 8-9, when Moscow marks its annual World War II Victory Day commemorations​.

Officials in Cape Verde have not allowed a cruise ship with a possible hantavirus outbreak to dock at the island nation after three passengers died.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling Hindu nationalist party on Monday wrested control of the state of West Bengal, an opposition stronghold, in a key election. The Election Commission of India released partial results showing the Bharatiya Janata Party won at least 124 seats in the 294-member West Bengal assembly,

Authorities in Austria have expelled three members of the Russian embassy staff for suspected spying, Austria's foreign minister said Monday.

Astronomers have detected a thin atmosphere around a tiny celestial body in the outer solar system for the first time — an object previously thought to be too small to support the presence of an atmosphere.

Asia markets were set to open mixed Monday as investors assess news of President Donald Trump's plan to "free" ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.

Arrests and executions in Iran have been on the rise since the start of the regional war triggered by a U.S.-Israeli attack on Feb. 28.

Mali’s junta leader and the country’s president has assumed the duties of defense minister after the incumbent was killed in sweeping, coordinated attacks by separatist and jihadi forces that stunned