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Pakistan’s powerful military has stepped in to act as “mediator and guarantor” to broker a deal between embattled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and two anti-government leaders calling for his ouster.

A South Sudanese rebel official said there can be no lasting peace in the country as long as President Salva Kiir is at the helm of government.

A White House official says the U.S. is working to confirm reports of a second American possibly killed while fighting alongside militants in Syria.

Hong Kong anti-corruption officials have raided the home of media mogul Jimmy Lai, whose publications are often critical of mainland China.

Syrian refugees gather around for the once-a-day water delivery in Za'atari camp in northern Jordan.

Mr. Maher Nasser, the Acting Head of UN DPI with the planning team of the conference at the last conference planning meeting.

Israel and the Gaza Strip were calm Wednesday on the first full day of a new "open-ended" cease-fire.

Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah has pulled out of the U.N.-supervised audit of June's disputed runoff election.

WFP Executive Director Ertharin Cousin.