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Conservative opposition won landslide victories for the mayors of the country's two biggest cities of Seoul and Busan.

Walmart shook up the banking world earlier this year when it announced plans to set up a financial technology firm.

Former Hong Kong legislator fled to the UK in July 2020 in the weeks after China imposed the National Security Law.

Ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn locked out of embassy in London as violence continues in his country with more than 600 dead.

Authorities in Sao Paulo say they plan to open a 'vertical cemetery' to handle continuing surge in coronavirus deaths.

Afghan woman says she was sexually assaulted, forced to strip naked and held at knifepoint by Croatian officers.

The Fed's policymaking committee voted in March to continue bond purchases and keep a near-zero interest rate.

Canada's largest province declares state of emergency amid a rise in coronavirus infections and hospitalisations.

Latest round of talks between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia concluded with no resolution to long-running disputes over GERD.

US president says he is open to negotiating corporate tax increases to pay for $2 trillion in new public investments.

'This issue is not political,' executives from four major companies wrote in an open letter published Wednesday.

Private prisons in the US are facing a slew of financing issues, but new allies seem to be emerging on Wall Street.

Timing to be established in upcoming technical talks and foreign forces to stay to train Iraqi army, statement says.

COVID cases are mounting across the Americas with more than 37,000 people dead in the past week.

Investigators believe Woods inadvertently hit the accelerator instead of the brake pedal while speeding around a curve.

The Russian president has signed laws that could keep him in office until 2036.

Local doctors' committee says five days of fighting between Arab and Masalit tribesmen have also wounded 191 people.

Russian opposition leader's health is deteriorating as he keeps up his hunger strike in prison, his lawyers say.

The Biden administration will restore more than $200m in Palestinian aid and restart funding to UNRWA.

Both the IMF managing director and World Bank president warned of growing global economic inequality on Wednesday.

Decline raises many questions, especially since the number of violent incidents has remained the same.

In first statement since political crisis, King Abdullah says Prince Hamzah is 'in his palace under my protection.'

Expert witness describes Derek Chauvin's conduct as 'excessive force' as defence claims he was trained to do so.

Audio-chat app is being touted by some as a beacon of democracy and freedom of expression. It's not that simple.

Young Russians explain which politician they think is better for the country - or why neither of them may be.

Title 42, invoked last year amid COVID pandemic, allows US to immediately return adults and families at the border.

It is the first state in the US to outlaw certain types of treatments, drawing ire from rights groups and big business.

Ex-president and his youth leader can return when they want, Ouattara says after ICC upholds their acquittal.

Around the world, it is taking extra effort and ingenuity to ensure the vaccine gets to remote locations.

EMA says 'possible link' found between jab and blood clots, as UK offers young people alternative shots due to risk.

In annual letter to shareholders, Dimon sees a sustained boom for the US economy but warns of profound inequalities.

Erdogan says Turkey is committed to bringing inflation and interest rates down to single digits.

Inuit Ataqatigiit leader says mining complex at Kvanefjeld 'won't happen' after landmark election win.

The move opens the way for the possible use of Russian and Chinese vaccines in one of Europe's hardest-hit countries.

While many environmentalists see big steps in the right direction, some say Biden's proposal isn't ambitious enough.

Sentences handed down for occupying a state broadcaster and forcing anchors to read out a statement.

Authorities are looking for a motive in the attack, which left one sailor in critical, the other in serious condition.

Khan faces backlash for saying increase in rapes indicated 'consequences in any society where vulgarity is on the rise'.

Last year's tournament was shifted to UAE but the 14th edition returns to India, where COVID-19 situation has worsened.

The world is waiting for EU regulators to deliver a verdict on whether the vaccine is linked to reports of blood clots.

Mahmoud Abbas is set to return to the West Bank on Thursday ahead of the first Palestinian election in 15 years.

Environmental damage can be averted only if solar energy production is expanded sustainably.

Gandhi's non-violent resistance helped topple an empire, but he was also a racist.

North Korean leader also urges Workers Party members to be more proactive in overcoming 'unprecedented challenges'.

Russia's FM Sergey Lavrov visits Pakistan, both countries reaffirm their support for the Afghan peace process.

A look at the case of Mirko Graorac, a Croatian Serb sentenced to 15 years for war crimes he may not have committed.

The scandal-plagued prime minister says the notice is an attempt to destroy his political career.

India hits a new peak with 115,736 cases reported in the past 24 hours as New Delhi and other cities impose curfews.

The battle for Marib will likely determine the outline of any political settlement in Yemen.

Muslims living in the Northern Hemisphere will have a shorter fast this year.