The ongoing protests, which have claimed at least nine lives, have been characterized by tire burning, road blockages, and violent crime.

Here's how the Year of the Pig began in different parts of Asia.

Although its effects have been bleak, the weather produced some stunning images.

The Catholic Church's youth rally has drawn 200,000 pilgrims from around the world to Panama City.

The strike, which began Monday, is the first in 30 years in Los Angeles, the nation's second-largest school district.

If the election results are accurate, this could be the DRC's first democratic transfer of power since the country gained independence from Belgium in 1960.

A group of 150 migrants had approached the border barrier in an attempt to cross, and, after the tear gas was fired, the clash escalated.

A series of drone sightings at London's Gatwick Airport caused over a hundred flights to be canceled or delayed as authorities struggled to respond to the potential danger.

This week, protesters calling for President Emmanuel Macron to resign filled the streets from Paris to Bordeaux.

One of the most urgent issues of our time is on the minds of world leaders this week.

International—and intranational—tensions are high in Buenos Aires.

Nearly two weeks after Election Day, we still don't know who will join the historic 116th Congress in every district.

Record-high temperatures continue to exacerbate fire, drought, and other negative weather patterns around the world.

The Pittsburgh massacre wasn't the first—or last—act of anti-Semitism in the past week.

The state election could serve as an effective referendum on Angela Merkel's government.

There are few other places where the wealth gap is so visible.

The Saudi journalist is presumed dead by many, though the evidence isn't conclusive.

Next month's elections will serve as an effective referendum on Trump.

The Supreme Court nominee's confirmation hearings touched a raw nerve for survivors of sexual violence.

Though the storm has passed, flooding and evacuations continue as rivers swell.

The protesters have occupied a community of tree houses for six years to oppose a nearby coal mine.

Protests swelled in Iraq's second-largest city this week as residents experienced power shortages and went without clean water.

Thousands celebrated the singer's life and legacy during a final send-off in her hometown this week.

A new outbreak of the deadly virus has killed dozens in one of the world's poorest countries.