A strong magnitude 7 earthquake struck China’s Tibet at 10.30 p.m. local time on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).

South Korea's military on Friday called for talks with North Korea to resolve differences over the location of their land border following a series of confrontations inside the DMZ.

Kim Aris tells NPR his mother sounds strong but is in pain. He says she is held at a residence in the capital.

The Swedish automaker cited a deteriorating environment led by "tougher" market conditions in China and the U.S., which "negatively affected free cash flow."

Disaster-hit Nepal will receive $20 million from the United Nations to help the Himalayan country recover from the devastating floods that killed thousands and destroyed buildings, schools, roads and

World shares were mixed on Friday while oil prices hovered at their highest levels since May on worries about the war with Iran. Brent crude, the international standard, gained 0.8% to $114.02 per barrel.

Kiryat Shmona, Israel's largest commercial center in the far north, has long supported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party. But after three years of war, political loyalties are

French health officials on Thursday reported the first documented human case of the Shamonda virus, an Africa-origin, insect-borne disease.