Lawyers for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are denouncing efforts to detain him over his short-lived imposition of martial law, while the country’s acting leader expressed concern over a possible clash between law enforcement agents and presidential security personnel

Pope Francis has denounced the “scourge” of child labor and other abuses suffered by children, saying anyone who harms or exploits a child will have to answer to God

A South Korean court has cleared the government and an adoption agency of all liability in a lawsuit filed by a Korean man whose traumatic adoption journey led to an abusive childhood in the United States and ultimately his deportation to South Korea after legal troubles

As winter deepens, so does the suffering of dozens of hostages in Gaza, and their families are pressing for a ceasefire that will secure their release

Wild weather during New Zealand’s peak summer holiday period has disrupted travel for thousands of passengers on ferries that cross the sea between the North and South Islands

A wildfire whipped up by extreme winds is sweeping through a Los Angeles hillside dotted with celebrity residences

Jimmy Carter's state funeral has moved to Washington after observances in his native Georgia

At least nine workers are trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s northeastern Assam state and authorities have summoned the army to help in the rescue operation

The plunging polar vortex is bringing subfreezing temperatures to some of the southernmost points of the U.S. A forming storm system is threatening to dump snow on parts of Texas and Oklahoma, while communities in Louisiana and Florida may see frigid cold