Trump administration talks tougher on Iran but sticks with deal -- for now
The Trump administration ratcheted up the rhetoric on Iran Wednesday, declaring the international deal to restrain Tehran's nuclear program had failed and that Iran continues to be "the world's leading sponsor of terrorism."
3 politicians to stand trial over Indian mosque demolition
Three senior figures within India's ruling party will be prosecuted for alleged criminal conspiracy over the 1992 demolition of a mosque in northern India, the country's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
Turkey's electoral board rejects calls to annul referendum
Turkey's top electoral board overwhelmingly rejected objections to the way the country's referendum was run, semi-official Anadolu news agency reported Wednesday.
Russia vetoes UN statement on North Korea's missile tests
Russia has derailed a proposed UN Security Council statement that would have condemned North Korea's latest missile launch test, using its veto to torpedo the motion.
North Korean envoy at UN warns of nuclear war possibility
Only at a North Korean press conference at the United Nations, can you hear a diplomat say he hoped journalists had a good holiday weekend and then warn of possible thermonuclear war.
Syria photographer takes action instead of pictures, picks up injured boy
Every so often, a photograph cuts through the grim cacophony of the war in Syria and pierces viewers' hearts.
Religious tensions rise in Jakarta ahead of crucial gubernatorial vote
Indonesia's capital is on edge one day before a vote that has become a test of tolerance in the world's most populous majority-Muslim nation.
Bashar al-Assad's wife should lose her UK citizenship, say lawmakers
British lawmakers have called for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's UK-born wife to stop backing his "murderous" regime or have her citizenship stripped.
Gaza crippled by electricity crisis as power plant runs out of fuel
Gaza's only power plant has run out of fuel, leaving 2 million residents of the coastal enclave with only four hours of electricity a day in what the UN cautions could be the tipping point to making Gaza "unlivable."
The battle to save lives at sea: Record number of migrants rescued
Calm seas, desperate migrants and ruthless human traffickers all played a role in a record-breaking weekend of maritime rescues in the Mediterranean Sea between Italy and Libya.
