Pakistan considering returning captured Indian pilot, as Trump hints at de-escalation

Pakistan said on Thursday that it was considering returning a captured Indian pilot, as U.S. President Donald Trump said American mediation was helping to defuse a crisis between the two nuclear powers a day after both downed enemy jets.

Israel rejects U.N. report on Gaza deaths as 'theater of the absurd'

Israel rejected as a "theater of the absurd" on Thursday a U.N. report that accused its forces of possible war crimes in killing scores of Palestinians during Gaza border protests last year.

Nepal tourism minister among seven killed in helicopter crash: official

A helicopter crashed in bad weather in eastern Nepal on Wednesday, killing all seven people on board, including the tourism minister, a home ministry official said.

India-Pakistan crisis: What we know so far

A look at the events, reactions and expectations as nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours come to the brink of war.

President Buhari's win challenged by Nigeria's opposition

Buhari might have won by a wide margin, but main opposition leader says 'flawed polls' will be contested in court.

Saudi sisters fear deportation from Hong Kong as deadline nears

The sisters, who are in hiding since September, fear deportation to Saudi Arabia as February 28 deadline ends.

Trump-Kim Summit Collapses

"Sometimes you have to walk, and this was just one of those times," President Trump said Thursday after his second summit with Kim Jong Un abruptly collapsed. A working lunch and the signing of a joint agreement were scrapped after talks fell apart on the summit's second day, causing confusion...