Five major emerging economies opened a summit Monday to map out their future course, with host Chinese President Xi Jinping calling on them to play a bigger role in world governance
North Korea said it set off a hydrogen bomb Sunday in its sixth nuclear test, which judging by the earthquake it set off appeared to be its most powerful explosion yet
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson touched down to Earth on Sunday, completing a record-shattering 288-day mission
An upbeat and optimistic president visited with victims of Harvey on Saturday, touring a Houston mega-shelter housing hundreds of displaced people and briefly walking streets lined with soggy, discarded possessions.
Demonstrators in the Argentine capital marched to the Plaza de Mayo square in front of the presidential palace to demand the government find 28-year-old Santiago Maldonado alive
Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Adha, as some 2 million pilgrims carry out the final rites of the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia.
Friends and fans of Princess Diana mourned the 20th anniversary of her death on Thursday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Swiss President Doris Leuthard held extensive talks on Thursday to boost bilateral relationship including trade and investment ties.
Around two million Muslims gathered on Thursday on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat for the highlight of the hajj pilgrimage, one of the world's largest annual gatherings
Hurricane Harvey, one of the most destructive storms in US history battered Texas for the sixth day on Saturday claiming 33 lives and left thousands homeless
President Donald Trump visited Texas to survey damage after Hurricane Harvey lashed Houston.
Floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey will likely rise in the coming days, officials warned.
Hurricane Harvey left a trail of destruction as it swept through Texas, pummelling the region with heavy rains and claiming at least 5 lives since making landfall.
Tens of thousands of Spaniards and foreigners staged a defiant march against terror through Barcelona on Saturday following last week's deadly vehicle rampages
Venezuelan troops conducted military drill after President Donald Trump sent out a disclaimer that US is planning a possible military option if necessary
On 25 August, 2017, an attack on a Shiite mosque in the Afghanistan's capital Kabul killed 28 and injured over 50 including four policemen
Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast on late Friday, unleashing torrents of rain and packing powerful winds, the first major storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years.
Beijing's World Robot Conference which is held 22 August to 27 August this year showcases the latest technology in robotics with more than 150 companies and institutions participating.
Teej is traditionally celebrated to honour Goddess Parvati's union with Lord Shiva.
On Monday, the United States witnessed its first total eclipse in 99 years , casting a shadow for almost 90 minutes from the coast of Oregon to South Carolina
A 3.6-magnitude earthquake rattled the Italy's resort island of Ischia at the peak of tourist season and sending panicked residents and tourists into the streets.
Bright and colourful India Day parades were held across the globe to mark the 71st year of independence of the nation
London's iconic Big Ben bell fell silent on Monday for four years of costly renovation work, with its final 12 bongs ringing for midday in front of a crowd of over a thousand people
Ten sailors went missing while five were injured after a United States destroyer collided on Monday with a tanker east of Singapore.
On Monday, a total solar eclipse will sweep across the United States for the first time in 99 years.
Thousands of people in Hong Kong took to the streets to protest jailing of three pro-democracy leaders for involvement in 2014 umbrella movement
Thousands of supporters of three jailed young democracy activists took to the streets in Hong Kong to protest their sentences
Flower composition is seen during the 48th Debrecen Flower Festival in Debrecen, 226 kms east of Budapest, Hungary
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Boston on Saturday to protest a "free speech" rally featuring far-right speakers
Wreckage of lost warship the USS Indianapolis torpedoed by a Japanese submarine was discovered after 72 years at Philippine Sea