A strong earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday, killing at least 19 people and injuring hundreds more, though the death toll is expected to rise.

Two suspects have been arrested in Saturday night's mass stabbing incident on a British train, while police dismissed concerns that it was a terror attack.

The deadliest police operation against drug gangs in Brazil’s history has left at least 121 people dead, authorities said on ...

Authorities confiscated more than $2 million worth of weapons during a recent anti-drug raid in Rio de Janeiro, the deadliest ...

At least 130 people were killed in a massive police raid in Rio de Janeiro targeting the Comando Vermelho drug gang, sparking ...

The raids targeted the Comando Vermelho, or Red Command, one of the country's oldest and most powerful criminal organizations, which dominates the drug trade in several cities ...

In a Rio de Janeiro favela, a little boy wore a T-shirt stained with red paint mimicking the blood spilled this week in ...

Hundreds of protesters have marched through Vila Cruzeiro favela, demanding the resignation of Rio de Janeiro state Gov.

Following the bloodiest police operation in the history of the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro, the police have identified nine out of 117 dead as suspected leaders of drug gangs. However, they said ...

Police in Rio de Janeiro have launched a massive operation in two favelas, resulting in 121 deaths, including four officers.

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña has designated Brazil's criminal groups Comando Vermelho and Primeiro Comando da Capital, ...