Trump to 'repeal a lot' of Obama's actions on day one, top aide says
President-elect Donald Trump plans to repeal a raft of President Barack Obama's executive actions in his first day in office, Trump's incoming White House press secretary said Sunday.
Istanbul nightclub attack: Manhunt underway for shooter
A manhunt is underway in Turkey for an unknown attacker who opened fire on New Year's revelers in an Istanbul nightclub.
Istanbul terror attack: A bloody end to a grim year for Turkey
In Istanbul's horrific New Year terror attack the message is clear: 2017 has begun, expect more of the same to come.
Istanbul attack: Dozens killed at Turkish nightclub, official says
Thirty-five people were killed and 40 wounded in an attack in a nightclub early Sunday as they were celebrating the new year, Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin said.
Putin congratulates Trump, not Obama, in New Year's statement
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump, rather than President Barack Obama, in his annual New Year's greetings statement to foreign heads of state and government.
Killer with a conscience: Could this former death squad member bring down Duterte?
Edgar Matobato's days are spent -- for now, at least -- in a verdant, bucolic compound some way outside Manila.
What's their angle? Breaking down the Putin, Trump and Obama spy games
President Barack Obama and his first secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, entered the White House in 2009 with visions of a "Russian reset." But Obama will leave office next month in the midst of a shadowy Cold War-era fever dream, as Washington and Moscow are, once again, beset by accusations of diplomatic chicanery and outright espionage.
Putin: Russia won't expel US diplomats
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Moscow will not expel American diplomats in response to US sanctions against Russia.
How Russia and Turkey brokered peace in Syria -- and sidelined the US
Call it a pop-up alliance. After spending much of this year berating each other after Turkey shot down a Russian jet over the Syrian-Turkish border, the two governments are suddenly the "honest brokers" of a ceasefire in Syria -- one that is designed to lead to political negotiations.
North Korea: Is Kim Jong Un 'the world's most dangerous man'?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un heads into 2017 with two things that loom ominous for the rest of the world -- he's tested a nuclear weapon, and no one really knows how willing he'd be to use one in anger.
