Wildfires spread through parts of Lebanon after forcing some residents to flee their homes in the middle of the night, while others were stuck inside as the flames reached villages south of Beirut.
Typhoon Hagibis hit Japan's main island on Saturday, unleashing strong winds and dumping historic rainfall that caused more than 200 rivers to overflow.
Tens of thousands joined anti-government demonstrations that spread across Hong Kong even as Communist leaders in Beijing celebrated 70 years in power.
NASA was born when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation bringing the agency into existence.
Speaking at the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Monday, Modi spoke about the importance of using renewable sources of energy instead of non-renewable resources, while giving his address at UN Climate Action Change
Narendra Modi and Donald Trump on Sunday addressed the mega 'Howdy, Modi' event in Houston, Texas, with over 50,000 Indian-Americans present at the NRG stadium.
As protests over a now-abandoned plan to allow extraditions to mainland China entered the 15th week, pro-democracy protesters rallied outside Britain's consulate in Hong Kong on Sunday
Americans commemorated the 9/11 terror attacks with mournful ceremonies, appeals to "never forget" and rising attention to the extended toll on responders such as firefighters, police and others
Thousands of students formed human chains outside schools across Hong Kong on Monday to show solidarity after violent weekend clashes between police and activists seeking democratic reforms.
After triggering tornadoes in South Carolina, Hurricane Dorian was closing in for a possible direct hit on North Carolina's Outer Banks, a string of low-lying islands, even as it weakened to a Category 1 storm.
Hurricane Dorian unleashed massive flooding across the Bahamas, and authorities urged people to find floatation devices and break out of their attics if necessary. At least five deaths were blamed on the storm.
Wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843 fires detected so far by Brazil’s space research centre INPE
Communist-ruled mainland China has taken an increasingly hardline tone towards the protesters, decrying the 'terrorist-like' actions of a violent hardcore minority among the demonstrators
Eid-al-Adha or Bakri Eid, also known as the festival of sacrifice, is one of the most significant festivals in the Islamic calendar.
Boris Johnson officially became Britain's new prime minister on Wednesday and promised to leave the European Union on October 31 'no ifs, no buts' under a 'new deal' with the 28-member economic bloc.
US President Donald Trump and Pakistan Prime Imran Khan on Monday met at the White House to discuss ways to resolve the Afghanistan conflict and the challenge terrorism poses to regional stability
US President Donald Trump on Thursday celebrated America's Independence Day with an unprecedented display of country's military might at a parade in the national capital on 4 July
Sudan's ruling generals and protest leaders reached an agreement on the disputed issue of a new governing body Friday, in a breakthrough accord aimed at ending the country's months-long political crisis.
World leaders, including Trump, Putin, Xi and Modi met at the G20 Osaka Summit in Japan.
As China imposes strict censorship and blocks any mention of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, people try hard to prevent this part of history from being erased.
In a series of coordinated attacks by suicide bombers that killed over 250 people, Sri Lanka mourns the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings.
A Gothic architectural jewel and part of the world's cultural heritage, Notre-Dame, built in the medieval period, is under restoration after a major fire damaged it on 15 April, 2019.
Cyclone Idai washed away houses in the Cheia village of Mozambique, displacing people and unsettling lives.
There are almost a million youngsters hoping to find fame through K-pop, among them a vast Japanese talent that is reshaping the industry at a time of political acrimony between the two countries.
A string of eight devastating blasts, including suicide attacks, struck churches and luxury hotels frequented by foreigners in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing 215 people, including three Indians
A massive fire consumed France's Notre-Dame Cathedral on Monday, gutting the roof of the Paris landmark. Firefighters saved the main bell towers and outer walls from collapse before bringing the blaze under control.
A storm battered several places in Southern Nepal, killing 29 people and injuring 600 others as high speed winds tore down houses, flipped vehicles and toppled trees
50 people died in an attack on mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch and three died in a shooting in a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht.
Three died and 9 were injured after a gunman opened fire on a tram in the 24 Oktoberplein area of the Dutch city of Utrecht on Monday
A day after deadly shootings at two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch, where 49 Muslims were killed, people across the world took to the streets to offer their condolences.