Cubans, world commemorate Fidel Castro's life and death
Cubans will celebrate Fidel Castro's life at mass gatherings this week as the Caribbean country highlights the path Castro took during the revolution he embodied six decades ago.
Syrian forces enter eastern Aleppo to take key district
Syrian regime forces have entered eastern Aleppo and retaken parts of its largest district, launching a long-threatened ground assault to wrest control of the area from rebels.
Clinton to join recount that Trump calls 'scam'
Hillary Clinton's campaign said Saturday it will take part in efforts to push for recounts in several key states, joining with Green Party candidate Jill Stein, who has raised millions of dollars to have votes counted again in Wisconsin.
Donald Trump blasts recount as 'ridiculous' and 'a scam'
President-elect Donald Trump ripped the election recount on Saturday, calling it "a scam" and "ridiculous" and noting that Hillary Clinton had already conceded.
Fidel Castro's death brings joy, grief
The streets of Havana were as somber Saturday as the streets of Little Havana in Miami were festive.
Donald Trump: Fidel Castro is dead!
President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter initially on Saturday to react in only four words to Fidel Castro's death before issuing a longer statement condemning the "brutal dictator" and yearning for a free Cuba.
Growing South Korean protests demand President Park's resignation
Approval ratings for South Korean President Park Geun-hye have dipped into single digits -- and protests calling for her ouster swelled to hundreds of thousands of people Saturday.
Uganda is shutting down schools funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates
A legal tug-of-war between Ugandan authorities and a for-profit international chain of schools has led to the education provider being ordered to shut down in a matter of weeks, leaving the lives of thousands of pupils in limbo.
Lufthansa forced to cancel 2,755 flights
A bitter pay dispute at Lufthansa will disrupt flights for a fourth consecutive day after pilots extended their strike through Saturday.
China orders Xinjiang residents to surrender passports to police
Millions of residents in China's northwestern Xinjiang region have been ordered to surrender their passports to local police, in a move rights groups say is an attack on personal freedom.
