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FIFA executive Arsène Wenger has distanced himself from Gianni Infantino's failed plan to sell stakes in future World Cup profits to private investors and says it was "absolutely necessary" to drop the proposal.

Foundations funded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched a $200 million initiative to revive 100 of Earth's most threatened species.

Teams in Pakistan are searching on foot for the remains of 10 climbers killed in an avalanche on the world's 12th-highest mountain.

Police in Uganda say at least 14 people have been killed in an accident on a highway when a passenger van operating as a commuter taxi collided with a truck carrying sand.

Young protesters in India achieved a rare political victory by forcing the resignation of a cabinet minister.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's migration policies are facing criticism from EU leaders after a surge of migrants arrived in Ceuta, a Spanish territory in North Africa.

Michigan voters head to the polls Tuesday for primary elections including a closely watched Democratic U.S. Senate contest between U.S. Rep.

Michigan's marquee Democratic Senate primary, testing whether the party wants a progressive standard-bearer or an establishment-backed pick with government experience, tops Tuesday's list of must-watch elections.

Asian shares are mostly lower, despite a rally on Wall Street boosted by easing oil prices, as regional investors still weighed the impact from the recent joint U.S.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has reiterated claims of fraud in the nation's June election, which his party lost narrowly to conservative leader Abelardo de la Espriella.