Chris Murphy said waiving a human rights condition on aid paved the way for arrests of journalists.

Óscar Puente has been facing calls to resign after two high-speed trains collided earlier in the week, killing at least 69 people.

The Chicago-born pontiff, who has a tense relationship with Trump, mailed in a ballot for the midterm elections that will decide control of the US Congress.

The Chicago-born pontiff, who has a tense relationship with Trump, mailed in a ballot for the midterm elections that will decide control of the US Congress.

Dan S Sullivan, the incumbent Republican senator running for re-election, and allies have accused the Democrats of trying to confuse voters by recruiting Dan J Sullivan to also stand in the race.

Dan S Sullivan, the incumbent Republican senator running for re-election, and allies have accused the Democrats of trying to confuse voters by recruiting Dan J Sullivan to also stand in the race.

Halloween celebrations are taking place across Japan ahead of October 31, which falls on a Saturday for the first time in six years, with Tokyo's Shibuya district introducing crowd-control measures including barricades around the Hachiko statue and road closures, while Tama Zoological Park has reopened its lion exhibit after seven animals recovered from heatstroke. (News On Japan)

It is Pike's first public statement since she survived an execution attempt by lethal injection in September.

Óscar Puente has been facing calls to resign after two high-speed trains collided earlier in the week, killing at least 69 people.

Andreas Malm was due to appear on a panel alongside a co-founder of the proscribed group next week.

US intelligence officials believe a Chinese businesswoman was gathering information for Beijing on the US chip-making giant, The New York Times reports.

Novaya Gazeta has been one of the most high-profile independent news outlets in Russia over the last three decades.

Several hundred people are understood to have decided to stay in the frontline town, despite the lack of gas, electricity and running water.

Anthony Zurcher explains how the results of the midterm elections could reshape the rest of Trump's presidency.

The aircraft reportedly took off from the Hindu pilgrimage site of Badrinath on Friday afternoon before losing contact.

The aircraft reportedly took off from the Hindu pilgrimage site of Badrinath on Friday afternoon before losing contact.

The alleged scheme used stolen identities to claim US student aid, with Kenyans among those charged.

The alleged scheme used stolen identities to claim US student aid, with Kenyans among those charged.

Japanese pharmaceutical company Sumitomo Pharma announced on October 30 that the first patient to receive its newly approved regenerative medicine treatment for Parkinson's disease underwent a successful brain cell transplant at Kyoto University Hospital in early October, with the woman in her 50s already returning to work and recovering well. (News On Japan)

Japan's rapidly aging population is facing a growing crisis of elderly people dying alone at home, with grieving families sometimes unable to see their loved ones before burial and landlords increasingly forced to shoulder substantial cleanup and estate clearance costs when relatives abandon their inheritance. (News On Japan)