The airline said 100 people were on board and that some had survived.

The rare overseas mission follows an attack on a Japanese oil tanker and increased pressure from the United States to play a more active role in…

Defying a heavy government show of force, Iranians mourned fellow citizens killed during the unrest.

The embattled Israeli prime minister staved off a Likud party leadership challenge, a victory that is likely to perpetuate Israel’s political deadlock.

Brazilian filmmakers and artists said the attack on a production company on Christmas Eve sets a dangerous precedent in a country roiled by culture wars.

Their breakthroughs were in law, science, music and business, and, like the more famous who died this year, they left indelible legacies.

Their breakthroughs were in law, science, music and business, and, like the more famous who died this year, they left indelible legacies.

An annular solar eclipse, in which the moon covers the sun’s center, leaving a ring of light around it, was visible on Thursday. “You can actually…

Their breakthroughs were in law, science, music and business, and, like the more famous who died this year, they left indelible legacies.

The country blocked the site in 2017 after Wikipedia refused to remove pages that the government found offensive, including references to its relationship with terrorists and…

A new generation is demanding change, casting off the entrenched notion that women somehow provoke attacks against them.

Worried that they can no longer count on American defense, the Saudis have begun talking to their enemies to cool conflicts in the region.

The Turkish president said his country’s Parliament would soon vote on a deployment, adding to an escalating proxy battle among regional powers.

Besieged by online rivals, retailers are staying open Sunday afternoons with automated cashiers. Critics see an invasion of American-style consumerism.

Besieged by online rivals, retailers are staying open Sunday afternoons with automated cashiers. Critics see an invasion of American-style consumerism.

Israel’s prime minister faces a challenge from within his own party. A rival, Gideon Saar, says that only he can return Likud to power in a…

For nearly two years, Nicaraguans have been rising up against their government. It has cost some dearly.

A growing number of men in China are using defamation lawsuits to counter claims of sexual harassment. Women are thinking twice about speaking out.

Thousands traveling home for the holiday were stranded as flights and ferries were canceled. At least 16 deaths were reported.

Afghanistan’s highways are prime killing fields, with travelers dying in roadside bombings, ambushes and airstrikes.

Highlights from a year in Briefings world

Education Minister Lorenzo Fioramonti promised to raise performance and introduce lessons on climate change, but Parliament’s budget left him a billion euros short.

Highlights from a year in Briefings world

Traffic circles are everywhere in France, accepted as safer than traditional intersections. But they have also become an emblem of the country’s ailments, from urban sprawl…

The police are trying to find and free the abducted activists whose convoy was going from village to village to rally for peace.

A reporter’s pilgrimage to the land of meticulous sizing and pretty embroidery.

Government dysfunction, an economic meltdown, drought and a calamitous flood have plunged Zimbabwe into a hunger crisis.

A father and his 9-year-old daughter, both British, and another relative, an American teenager, died after getting trapped at a resort near Malaga. A faulty drainage…

In his traditional holiday benediction, Francis renewed his call to resolve conflicts and to help those who have fled them.

The oil-rich kingdom is betting on tourism to broaden its economy, but will visitors come?

First Big Pharma fled the field, and now start-ups are going belly up, threatening to stifle the development of new drugs.

The scene, which Disney cut to preserve a PG-13 rating in the conservative nation, was the first overt appearance of gay characters in the “Star Wars”…

Firefighters struggled to control the blaze on a hillside in the city of Valparaíso.

Iraq’s Parliament voted to overhaul the country’s election laws in a bid to reduce the power of political parties. But many protesters, who had called for…

The assault by Islamist extremists on a town in northern Burkina Faso also left 80 jihadists dead, according to the country’s president.

Omoyele Sowore, a publisher and ex-presidential candidate, was released after months in detention. His New Jersey neighbors had led the effort to free him.

Zambia’s president wanted U.S. Ambassador Daniel Foote gone after he criticized the government for corruption and for sending a gay couple to prison.

Several high-ranking officials who served with Evo Morales, the former president, have sought refuge in Mexico’s embassy in La Paz. Bolivia’s new government calls them “fugitives.”

Christmas took on a new cast in a city pushing back against Beijing. Here are photographs from the scene.

Japan’s population fell by more than a half-million people as the country’s efforts to shore up its dwindling birthrate fall short.

A key ally of Alexei A. Navalny, President Vladimir V. Putin’s most prominent opponent, was seized and swiftly drafted and shipped off to serve at a…

The company knows travelers are wary of its plane, so it has prepared presentations with strategies for airlines to help win back the public’s trust.

Stephen K. Bannon, once President Trump’s top political adviser, struck up a business relationship with a mysterious and wanted Chinese billionaire just after his White House…

With unrest over a divisive new citizenship bill sweeping the country, the prime minister is losing some support, even in his strongholds.

Thousands are working extended shifts to battle relentless blazes, raising questions about whether the country can continue to rely on an unpaid force.

Here’s what you need to know.

The holiday light show in the industrial hub of Vigo is a draw for tourists. But some have begun to wonder: How much is too much?

The 98-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth II spent four nights at a London hospital for what Buckingham Palace said was a precautionary measure.

Increasingly widowed and divorced, a new generation of graying singles are navigating modern romance in a rapidly changing country.

The deliberations stem from a push to reduce missions battling distant terrorist groups, and to instead refocus on confronting so-called Great Powers like Russia and China.

Forests are a source of inspiration, respite and wealth in Germany. Now, people are fighting to save them from drought and illness.

Jamal Khashoggi, Paris, Algeria: Here’s what you need to know.

The police also said that one of those injured during the eruption had died in an Auckland hospital over the weekend, bringing the official death toll…

The police in western Germany went to a man’s home in search of child pornography but found a missing 15-year-old.

The declaration by the mayor was his first real challenge to the president and the powerful vested interests around him.

With no Christmas truce in the long strike, many travelers can’t get to family gatherings, and the government and unions are pointing fingers at each other.

Trapped between a fierce assault and a closed Turkish border, desperate civilians are huddling in makeshift settlements, bewildered as they seek safety.

Boeing, Jamal Khashoggi, Fukushima: Here’s what you need to know.

While other European rail lines have reduced their overnight train services, Austria’s state-owned system is investing in its own.

The spill, which occurred after a crane toppled onto a barge, forced an emergency cleanup in one of the world’s most revered natural destinations.

Gen. Ahmed Gaïd Salah arranged the ouster of the country’s longtime president this year, while cracking down on a protest movement that demanded broader change.

The Paris cathedral, which suffered a devastating fire this year, is still closed to the public as reconstruction efforts slowly get underway.

Donald Tusk is leaving his job as European Council president, but he still faces the problem presented by his old friend, transformed by power and cynicism.

Here’s what you need to know.

Saudi Arabia has been accused of shielding Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who foreign experts suspect was behind the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.

Saudi Arabia has been accused of shielding Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who foreign experts suspect was behind the killing of Jamal Khashoggi.

Its economy is sputtering and its young are frustrated, but with America and Europe in tumult, Russia and its leader of two decades are on a…

A 6-year-old girl found the note in London while writing Christmas cards to her classmates. “Forced to work against our will,” the note read.

The water from the Fukushima disaster is more radioactive than the authorities have previously publicized, raising doubts about government assurances that it will be made safe.

The water from the Fukushima disaster is more radioactive than the authorities have previously publicized, raising doubts about government assurances that it will be made safe.

Lower import levies on food, pharmaceuticals and hundreds of other products will help China keep trading with other nations as many tariffs on American products remain…

Under a government regulation, teachers at some international schools face intrusive questions aimed at identifying those with “abnormal” sexual orientations.

Russia, Poland, Christmas market: Here’s what you need to know.

The death was the 20th of a service member during combat operations this year.

With Israel’s prime minister under indictment, Gideon Saar is challenging him for the Likud party leadership. His chances may be slim, but he has cracked Likud’s…

The Chinese military’s “string of pearls” strategy depends on far-flung regional outposts. Some think Cambodia is becoming one.

About 300,000 people were killed in the conflict and some 2.7 million were forced from their homes during the war, according to the United Nations.

India protests, Russian assassins, ToTok spying: Here’s what you need to know.

ToTok, an Emirati messaging app that has been downloaded to millions of phones, is the latest escalation of a digital arms race.

A series of winter storms unleashed heavy rain and strong winds across Portugal, Spain, France and Britain.

When the Nigerian government went after a prominent detractor in the midst of a broad crackdown on free speech, it didn’t expect to stir resistance 5,000…

Nearly four dozen nonprofits around the world are dedicated to removing photos and videos of child sexual abuse from the internet. It’s a daunting task.

Lucky punters celebrated across Spain on Sunday after winning a share of the jackpot in the country’s 2.38 billion euro ($2.64 billion) Christmas lottery, known as…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi backed a law establishing a religious test for migrants that led to mass protests.

The American-born Lady Astor was the first woman to take a seat in the British Parliament. A century later, her legacy is still being debated.

Initial results of the September elections, which had been delayed, show President Ashraf Ghani leading with 50.64 percent of the vote.

For years, members of a secret team, Unit 29155, operated without Western security officials having any idea about their activities. But an attack on an arms…

The attractions have prompted environmental concerns, and some cities have canceled them, citing the size of the carbon footprint needed to maintain the sites.

A bloc of eight countries will rename their French-backed currency and France will scrap a contentious requirement for reserve deposits.

Emails also suggest President Trump first began asking about $250 million in Pentagon aid after a June 19 article in the Washington Examiner.

France is the only Western country with a significant military presence in a region of West Africa where several countries are fighting Islamist insurgencies.

The service, known as MI5, argued that sources sometimes had to be allowed to break the law so that officers could prevent more serious offenses. Critics…

Hyderabad is a fast-modernizing metropolis, and violence against men accused of rape is finding support.

Hyderabad is a fast-modernizing metropolis, and violence against men accused of rape is finding support.

China’s repressed Uighurs have long found sanctuary in Turkey. But as the country strengthens ties with China, the Uighurs feel their safe haven shrinking.

While Germany’s Christmas markets are a favorite among travelers, a little-known market in Transylvania has added sparkle to an ancient city with a German-speaking community.

President Trump’s summits with Kim Jong-un have failed to bring concrete results, and the diplomatic vacuum has given North Korea more time to build its nuclear…

It used to be that a handwritten letter was the only way to get in touch with Santa. Now he’s reachable by email, text and even…

The draft law would punish judges who speak out on judicial independence. European officials say it continues the ruling party’s chipping away at Poland’s democracy.

After three months of demonstrations, the politicians and the protesters are talking past each other, there’s no prime minister and Iran maintains its influence.