Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte wants 6 months to tackle drug problem
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte wants six more months to "put everything in order" regarding his country's drug problems.
Vladimir Putin's party winning in Russian parliamentary elections
Russian President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party is winning Sunday's parliamentary elections, despite the presence of hundreds of opposition candidates on the ballot.
Syria ceasefire under threat after US-led strikes kill regime troops, Russia says
One day after coalition airstrikes bombed Syrian government troops, warplanes made multiple attacks against rebel strongholds in eastern Aleppo on Sunday.
Soldiers killed in army base attack in Indian-administered Kashmir
India's Home Affairs Minister is calling Pakistan a terrorist state, but stops short in blaming the country for the deaths of 17 soldiers who were killed when militants attacked an army camp in Indian-administered Kashmir early Sunday morning.
New York explosion leaves dozens injured
A explosion in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York on Saturday night injured at least 25 people, the fire department said.
Syria, Russia: Coalition airstrike kills regime forces
US and Russian ambassadors to the United Nations sniped at each other Saturday night on the sidelines of an emergency UN Security Council session over a coalition airstrike that killed Syrian troops. Churkin said that in more than 10 years at the UN and more than 40 years in international life he had "never seen such an extraordinary display of American heavy-handedness."
Obama: Would be 'personal insult' to legacy if black voters don't back Clinton
President Barack Obama delivered an impassioned plea to the African-American community Saturday night to help stop Donald Trump, saying he would consider it a "personal insult" to his legacy if black voters didn't turn out for Hillary Clinton.
Why Democrats are anxious
Donald Trump's reversal on the "birther" controversy is turning attention -- at least for the moment -- from a major shift in the presidential race.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu back in South African hospital
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has been readmitted to a South African hospital after he started showing signs of infection after surgery he had earlier this month, his family said Saturday.
US Air Force grounds F-35 fighter jets
The US Air Force said Friday it has grounded 10 of its F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, just over a month after they were declared "combat ready."
