For people across South Asia, especially in northern India, Diwali celebrations coincide with the return of hazardous winter air, raising concerns about how to celebrate safely

Paraguay’s ousted president, Santiago Peña, was placed under house arrest on suspicion of breach of trust as prosecutors investigate the collapse of Ueno Bank

Beijing has confirmed for the first time that it is discussing a historic meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin

President Donald Trump's White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles, is stepping down and will be replaced by Stephen Miller, a key member of Trump’s inner circle

Macao pro-democracy former lawmaker Au Kam San has been sentenced to 12½ years in prison in the Chinese city’s first national security case

Thomas Markle, the 82-year-old father of Prince Harry’s wife Meghan, has been arrested by federal agents in Florida and charged with possessing child sexual abuse material in California

The U.S. Secret Service says a suspect has been taken into custody and charged after officers found him in a vehicle near the White House with multiple guns, claiming he heard voices in his head telling him to kill President Donald Trump

Connecticut Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy says he has been discharged from the hospital after suffering a stroke last weekend and will miss “several weeks” of votes in the Senate as he recovers in a rehabilitation facility

Cornell University’s Faculty Senate has voted “no confidence” in the school’s leadership over its handling of sexual assault allegations on campus