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World Health Organization lists 17 pathogens that cause widespread disease and death, including HIV, malaria and tuberculosis, for which it says new vaccines were 'urgently needed'

In countries experiencing war or internal conflict, attacks on journalists are happening with impunity. Watchdog groups say most killings of journalists in recent years have gone unresolved. With Liam Scott, Cristina Caicedo Smit has the story.

A shadowy Russian political operator, Maxim Shugaley, who has close ties to the notorious Wagner Group and its late founder, Yevgeny Prigozhin, was detained in Chad in mid-September on unexplained charges.

At least 218 people have been confirmed dead after a deluge caused by heavy rains late on Oct. 29 and the next morning swamped entire communities

Millions of U.S. voters are set to cast their ballots Tuesday as they decide whether Vice President Kamala Harris or former President Donald Trump will be the country’s next leader.

Germany shut down all three Iranian consulates in the country over Jamshid Sharmahd's death

Valdecy Urquiza was elected secretary-general by a vote of Interpol's general assembly at its meeting in Scotland, and will take up the post when the gathering ends on Thursday

As the wars in both Gaza and Lebanon drag on, the burden on Israeli reservist soldiers is growing. Some say they don’t believe the government has their best interests at heart and are choosing not to show up for reserve duty. Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem. Camera: Ricki Rosen

US, South Korea say more than 10,000 North Korean troops are in Russia’s Kursk region 

The mix of smoke, emissions, and dust is an annual problem for authorities in New Delhi

This is the third incident of violence targeting Chinese in the country this year

Officials from Chad say its military is not getting enough assistance to fight the terrorist group

The children had been detained since early August and faced treason charges punishable by death

The government plans to develop a grading system to ensure punishment matches the crime, and help standardize sentencing

he Supreme Court allowed the 25,000 Muslim schools to operate in the northern state, providing relief to 2.7 million students and 10,000 teachers

The palm-sized LignoSat is tasked to demonstrate the cosmic potential of the renewable material as humans explore living in space

Later in the week it also is expected to bring heavy rainfall to Florida and portions of the U.S. Southeast