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Texas governor in US welcomes resignations, says ERCOT's 'lack of preparedness and transparency' is unacceptable.

Hundreds of protesters backing candidate Yaku Perez call for recount outside electoral council offices in Quito.

Americans feel more upbeat about the jobs market and the government passing stimulus, but serious concerns remain.

Officials said gun and knife battles between rival gangs erupted on Monday night in three separate prisons.

Film star was not detained when he was handed the preliminary charges on December 16.

Inoculation campaign gets under way in Gouecke where several cases of the deadly disease have been detected.

Golfer's car veered off road and rolled over several times in early morning crash in California, authorities say.

The delay by a month brings more uncertainty to an already fragile start to a new economic relationship.

New UN ambassador faces diplomatic task turning around US leadership at United Nations after Trump era.

A special court concludes that more than 6,400 civilians were extrajudicially killed by the Colombian army.

Trump faces two cases involving sexual misconduct that may move forward faster now that he is no longer US president.

Delegations meet in Kuwait weeks after agreement made in Saudi Arabia's Al-Ula to end blockade of Qatar.

The Italian ambassador to the DRC was killed in the latest attack by a rebel group in the vast country's east.

Banks posted $147.9bn in profits in 2020, a significant drop from record 2019 levels, a regulatory group said Tuesday.

Malta police arrest three men suspected of supplying the bomb that killed investigative reporter Caruana Galizia.

Ex-interior minister won 55.75 percent of votes, ahead of Mahamane Ousmane, at 44.25 percent, election commission says.

Bangladeshi lawyer sought to bring in sedition charges against four people, including Al Jazeera's director general.

Sandu's repeated nomination of Natalia Gavrilita as PM after Parliament rejection is unconstitutional, top court rules.

International lender issues warning after MPs were inoculated inside Parliament in violation of agreement.

Investigation says Sirisena, intelligence chiefs should be prosecuted over 2019 Easter Sunday suicide attacks.

FBI says it warned law enforcement of threat of the Capitol riot, planned in part on publicly available social media.

Recovery for the world's largest economy remains 'uneven and far from complete', Fed's Jerome Powell tells Congress.

Order came after cases filed with the court said PM Oli's decision last December was unconstitutional.

The drop was fuelled in part by CEO Elon Musk's comments over the weekend that prices of Bitcoin 'do seem high'.

EU countries need to triple vaccination rate to catch up with UK and US, says German database firm Statista.

If Barghouti runs and wins the Palestinian election, he may well become Palestine's Nelson Mandela.

UNHCR says most of the asylum seekers who fled ethnic violence have been living among Sudanese host communities.

Spat comes after Pakistan's president called on Paris to drop controversial law, saying it stigmatises Muslims.

Arbery's family and friends say his memory should be celebrated but his death remains 'painfully fresh'.

Drones equipped with Lidar remote sensing technology could help find the 7,573 people still missing after the war ended.

McClain, a 23-year-old unarmed Black man, died after being restrained by police and injected with ketamine in 2019.

Nikol Pashinyan is facing renewed calls for his resignation over his handling of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Muslim victims of last year's violence say they have been forced to sell their properties due to lack of security.

Luca Attanasio died of his wounds after a World Food Programme convoy came under fire near the eastern city of Goma.

Mukesh Ambani, the billionaire owner of Reliance Industries, plans to build a 280-acre zoo with more than 100 species.

US-brokered negotiations began in September but progress has since slowed and violence has risen sharply.

American clergyman accused of abusing children younger than 14 in a home for disadvantaged youth he founded and ran.

Former President Donald Trump was banned from major social media sites after the January 6 riot at the US Capitol.

Jobless rate up 5.1 percent in last three months of 2020, the highest level in almost five years.

Somalia’s most recent political impasse will have significant consequences for its neighbours, Kenya and Ethiopia.

A look at the past 12 months and how coronavirus exacted such a devastating toll on the United States.

Cryptocurrency sinks more than 14%, its largest daily drop in a month after surging past $50,000.

Incoming US president open to rejoining international nuclear pact but insists on Iranian concessions first.

Talks between the Taliban and the Afghan gov't resume in Doha after weeks of delays and change in US leadership.

The two countries, which enjoy warm ties, aim to boost trade ties during Imran Khan's maiden visit to the island nation.

The prosecution of activists for sharing a solidarity toolkit reflects the deepening institutional crisis in India.

Fears of a violent crackdown grow as protesters continue to rally across Myanmar calling for an end to military rule.

From fleeing for political reasons to looking for an adventure, Zimbabweans share why they left their home country.

The lawsuit is filed on behalf of the families of three killed by a Saudi military trainee at a base in Florida.

Georgian police arrested Nika Melia and fired tear gas in a raid on his party headquarters.