One of the worst wildfires in years on the iconic Table Mountain was in the "mop-up" stage, South African officials said.

A seven-year-old girl was killed Sunday during a shooting outside a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago, police said. The girl, Jaylsn Adams, and her 28-year-old father, Jontae Adams, were in their car just after 4 p.m. at the McDonald's on the city's west...

Tokyo has decided to ask the Japanese government to declare a state of emergency, Mainichi newspaper reported, as authorities step up restrictions to contain a surge in coronavirus infections ahead of an Olympics just three months away.

Call it the mite of Twitter: Japanese and Austrian researchers have confirmed a bug they spotted posted in a tweet is a previously unknown species, now aptly dubbed "Ameronothrus twitter." Satoshi Shimano, a professor at Tokyo's Hosei University, stumbled...

Several benchmark refinance rates declined today.

NDJAMENA, Chad — The president of Chad died of wounds sustained in clashes between insurgent forces and government soldiers a day after winning re-election this month, news agencies reported on Tuesday, citing the country’s armed forces. An army spokesman...