Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori said he will resign due to the fallout after sexist remarks he made at a meeting were leaked to the public.

The Australian state of Victoria will lock down for five days in a bid to curb the spread of a more contagious coronavirus variant, meaning the Australian Open will go without fans during what is usually its busiest few days.

Angry Indian farmers have abandoned their fields to stage one of the country's biggest ever protests.

Loujain al-Hathloul, one of Saudi Arabia's most prominent women's rights campaigners, has been released after more than 1,000 days in prison for what critics have described as politically-motivated charges.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced that the United States will sanction Myanmar's military leaders after last week's coup in the country.

This past year has been a time of reflection for many -- and some photographs from around the world have attempted to capture the diversity and nuance of the human experience.

Small groups of women and children huddled in tents as storm clouds brewed in the west and delegations of diplomats, clerics, top politicians and media swooped down upon their misery. The commiserations flowed fast. The outrage of outsiders swelled with indignation.

More than 23 people were killed in simultaneous raids on five districts in Nigeria's Kaduna state by armed assailants Tuesday.

Sometimes, no matter how good an off-road vehicle is, there are places it just can't drive. That's why Hyundai engineers are working on a vehicle that can traverse even the most difficult terrain.

Over the course of his career Tim Sweeney has been unafraid to take on tech industry giants.