The latest report from UNICEF says about 120,000 people aged up to 19 died last year from AIDS-related causes. It was released ahead of World AIDS Day.
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday appointed 35 new state ministers and three new deputy ministers in the new interim government, which will function till the next parliamentary election is announced.
Thirteen French soldiers were killed in Mali when two helicopters collided during an operation against jihadists in the country's restive north, officials said Tuesday, the heaviest single loss for the French military in nearly four decades.
A wild deer was found dead after swallowing 7 kilograms (15 pounds) of plastic bags and other trash in Thailand, an official said Tuesday, raising the alarm on waste littering the country's waters and forests.
Israel launched airstrikes on southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday night in response to the earlier firing of two rockets into Israel, Palestinian sources said.
US President Donald Trump says he's standing with the people of Hong Kong, following a landslide victory for the territory's pro-democracy camp. That side made huge gains in Sunday's local district council elections but tensions remain.
