Rohingya Muslim group fleeing India to Bangladesh stuck on ‘zero line’Bangladesh has denied entry to 31 Rohingya Muslims trying to enter from India and they are stuck in no-man's land on the border, Bangladesh authorities said on Monday, as India cracks down on members...
Arctic blast brings dangerous cold to Midwest, New EnglandWinter winds and ice sheets will bring extreme cold and ice-slick roads to the Midwestern and Eastern United States on Monday. An arctic blast of frigid air has followed a January storm that dumped mo...
Trump says no amnesty for ‘Dreamers,’ signals support in broader dealPresident Donald Trump said on Sunday his proposed immigration deal to end a 30-day partial government shutdown would not lead to amnesty for "Dreamers," but he appeared to signal support for amnesty...
Zimbabwe president cuts short foreign tour over protestsZimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa broke off a foreign tour Sunday, saying he wanted his country "calm, stable and working again" as criticism grew over a brutal crackdown in response to protests....
Kabul chokes on dirty air as temperatures plungeKabul residents have long run the gauntlet of suicide attacks and bombs. This winter, however, they face another deadly threat: air pollution. For weeks a thick layer of toxic smog has blanketed the s...
Trump and Pelosi again butt heads but others see possible pathsUS President Donald Trump bitterly attacked top Democrat Nancy Pelosi on Sunday and she again insisted that he end the government shutdown before border security talks can begin, but there were hints...
Colombia’s ELN rebels claim police academy attackColombia's leftist ELN rebels claimed responsibility on Monday for the bombing of a police academy in Bogota that killed 20 people as well as the attacker, and derailed peace talks being held in Havan...
China vows no leeway for underperformers in war on pollutionChina will order detailed punishment measures for officials in regions that miss air quality targets this winter, refusing to accept unfavourable weather or mounting economic pressure as excuses, an e...
Pope visit to Central America highlights church ministry to migrantsWhen Pope Francis visits Panama this week, he arrives not only as the first Latin American pontiff to visit Central America but as perhaps the world’s most prominent advocate for migrants at a time wh...
Nicaraguan journalist flees to Costa Rica, fearing government threatsOne of Nicaragua's most influential political watchdog reporters said on Sunday he has gone into exile in Costa Rica after receiving threats from the government, which has led a heavy-handed crackdown...
Erdogan: Turkey is ready to take over Syria’s ManbijTurkey is ready to take over security in Syria's Manbij, where four US citizens died in an Islamic State-claimed bombing last week, President Tayyip Erdogan told US President Donald Trump in a telepho...
Sudan protesters show resilience, employ Arab Spring tacticsThe anti-government protests rocking Sudan for the past month are reminiscent of the Arab Spring uprisings of nearly a decade ago. Demonstrators, many in their 20s and 30s, are trying to remove an aut...
Brazil battling crime wave fueled by prison chaosPolice and soldiers are being deployed in large numbers to Brazil's northeast to fight a wave of gang violence fueled by the overloaded, collapsing prison system. More than 400 elite federal troops ha...
Philippines seeks peace with Muslim self-rule voteA decades-long push to halt the violence that has claimed some 150,000 lives in the southern Philippines culminates Monday with a vote on giving the nation's Muslim minority greater control over the r...