The US-led coalition in Afghanistan said Tuesday that its investigation into a controversial air strike alleged to have killed 90 civilians has found that only seven non-combatants died.
Up to 15,000 Russian soldiers have been sent to Ukraine over the past two months, and at least 200 may have died in combat there, rights groups told AFP on Monday.
Harassed and placed under investigation by religious authorities -- activist Maryam Lee is a highly controversial figure in Malaysia.
Researchers in Sweden have discovered large amounts of methane gas, a powerful planet-warming gas, leaking from unusual depths on the Baltic Sea seabed, they said on Friday.
Opposition troops entered the Afghan capital on Tuesday after chasing out forces of the ruling Taliban militia to score their biggest victory in a stunning week-long offensive.
Nine months after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, the United States and France warned Monday against the growing impatience in the Caribbean nation over the slow pace of recovery.
A landmark 2015 deal on Iran's nuclear programme has been falling apart since the United States unilaterally pulled out of the agreement in May 2018.
Enterprising doctors saved the life of a young cancer patient infected by swine flu by making unlicensed use of Relenza, an antiviral drug, The Lancet reports on Friday.
An unmanned cargo ship successfully berthed with the orbiting International Space Station on Sunday following a one-week delay due to a technical glitch, NASA said.
Japan on Wednesday launched an unmanned spacecraft towards the International Space Station, the operator said, after a fire early this month delayed the mission.
John Bolton warned Monday that North Korea had not truly chosen to give up nuclear weapons in the hawk's first public appearance since he left as President Donald Trump's national security advisor.
Universities have become the latest battleground over freedoms in Hong Kong as a ban on signs on campuses advocating independence from China sparks fresh fears that the city's liberties are under threat.
Visitors got a sneak peek at Universal Studios' first theme park in China on Wednesday as the Beijing attraction had a soft opening, drawing queues from dawn.
The US Justice Department on Wednesday said it had neutralized a cyber-attack network that affected 200,000 devices worldwide, alleging it was run by hackers backed by the Chinese government.
The United States is investing in a military air base capable of deploying drones in Niger's central city of Agadez, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday.
Labor leaders reached a tentative agreement with Boeing that could resolve a strike in the aviation giant's defense business, the union announced Wednesday.
