NZ opens gun buyback after mosque killings

New Zealand opened a gun buyback scheme Thursday aimed at ridding the country of semi-automatic weapons similar to those use

India's sixth biggest city is almost entirely out of water

The floor of the Chembarambakkam reservoir is cracked open, dry and sun-baked. About 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) away, in Chennai, India's sixth largest city, millions of people are running out of water.

India's sixth biggest city is almost entirely out of water

The floor of the Chembarambakkam reservoir is cracked open, dry and sun-baked. About 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) away, in Chennai, India's sixth largest city, millions of people are running out of water.

India to overtake China as the world's most populous country: UN

India is set to overtake China as the world's most populous country in less than a decade, according to a new United Nations report.

Sullenberger's experience in a 737 MAX simulator made him see how pilots ran out of time

The pilot who orchestrated the dramatic plane landing in the Hudson River 10 years ago told a congressional panel Wednesday that he can see how crews would have

10 key findings from the report into Jamal Khashoggi's killing

The first independent report on the murder of Jamal Khashoggi has finally been released. Agnes Callamard, the UN's special rapporteur, has laid out in detail evidence that suggests not only did Saudi officials at the highest level plan and carry out the

Trump launches 2020 bid with familiar refrains on immigration and trade

President Donald Trump formally launched his reelection campaign Tuesday night, rallying supporters with a speech that made clear he plans to run on the same formula that narrowly delivered him the presidency in 2016.

An alleged ex-spy is upending Boris Johnson's play for British prime minister

The race to succeed Theresa May as British Prime Minister is entering its crucial stage. In the next two days, Conservative lawmakers will select two candidates to be paraded in front of the wider party membership for a final decision on who will take on the fateful (and twice fatal) Brexit chalice.

Hong Kong's leader 'sincerely sorry' after record-breaking protests, but she's not resigning

Hong Kong's leader has issued a rare public apology in the wake of repeated record-breaking protests that called for the withdrawal of a controversial extradition bill with China.

The coming show trial of Assange

ON FRIDAY morning I was in a small courtroom at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London. Julian Assange, held in Belmarsh Prison and dressed in a pale-blue prison shirt, appeared on a