Brazil's government launched a national public security program called "Brazil Against Organized Crime," aimed at curbing expansion of criminal groups

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is planning to invite representative from four Gulf states to the summit in Ankara with the Iran war and the transatlantic rift likely to loom large over the talks,

A Russian ship that sank in the Mediterranean over a year ago after its engine room exploded may have been carrying pieces for nuclear reactors used in submarines, a Spanish government document shows.

Russia test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile as part of efforts to modernize its nuclear forces. The nuclear-armed Sarmat missile would enter combat service at the end of the year.

The cheap weapons have helped the militants rearm despite the loss of a sponsor in Syria and the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

A Chinese oil supertanker appears to have exited the Strait of Hormuz as it sails toward an area where the US has enforced a blockade, ahead of talks between US President Donald Trump and counterpart Xi Jinping.

Nigeria's military has denied a rights group's claim that an airstrike killed 100 civilians in a market over the weekend.

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Wednesday called for an "all hands on deck" response to North Korea's human rights crisis.