Pro-Kabila camp wins DRC legislative poll, recount sought for presidencyParties supporting outgoing Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila won a majority in long-delayed legislative elections, according to an AFP tally of results released Saturday, as the op...
US begins withdrawing gear from Syria, but not troopsThe US military has begun moving non-essential gear out of Syria but is not withdrawing troops for now, defense officials said amid uncertainty over America's planned exit from the war-battered nation...
FBI opened probe into whether Trump working for Russians: reportThe Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an inquiry in 2017 into whether US President Donald Trump was working on behalf of Russia, The New York Times reported on Friday. The investigation -- a dual...
Mood of revolt in Serbia as anti-Vucic protests growMajor opposition protests in Serbia have been relatively rare over the past decade, but the icy January air has ushered in a swelling mood of revolt. Since last month, thousands of demonstrators have...
Thai security forces kill two linked to deadly shooting at schoolTwo insurgents believed to be tied to a motorcycle drive-by shooting at a school in Thailand's south were shot dead Saturday, police said, as UNICEF warned of trauma for children near the scene of the...
Government shutdown becomes longest in US historyThe US government shutdown that has left 800,000 federal employees without salaries as a result of President Donald Trump's row with Democrats over building a Mexico border wall entered a record 22nd...
Mexico City pipeline hit by ‘sabotage’ amid crackdown on fuel theftA major fuel pipeline that supplies Mexico City remained closed after two ruptures in a single day, the president said on Friday, as the government works to stem shortages that have frustrated motoris...
‘Jayme is the hero,’ sheriff says of Wisconsin girl who escaped captorA 13-year-old girl's escape from a rural home where she was held captive for three months by a Wisconsin man charged with murdering her parents helped break the case and she should be treated as a her...
Argentine recession hampers Macri’s re-election bidFollowing a painful 2018 that left Argentina in recession and forced into unpopular austerity measures, President Mauricio Macri faces an uphill battle in his bid for re-election in October. But while...
Opposition-controlled Venezuela legislature calls for protest to oust MaduroVenezuela's sidelined opposition-controlled legislature is calling for a mass protest against President Nicolas Maduro in a bid to oust the socialist leader in favor of "a transitional government." Ma...
Monster snowstorm to blanket more than half of United StatesA massive winter storm hit the U.S. Rockies and Plains on Friday then punched east, with snow set to assault a 1,800-mile (1,609 km) corridor through the weekend, creating transportation "havoc" in th...
France vows tough response as new ‘yellow vest’ demos loomFrance braced for a fresh round of "yellow vest" protests across the country on Saturday, with the authorities vowing zero tolerance for violence after weekly scenes of rioting and vandalism in Paris...