Obama blasts 'imaginary fiction' of taking away guns
President Barack Obama rejected the "imaginary fiction" that he wanted to take away the guns of law-abiding Americans during a town hall meeting on his gun policies aired on CNN Thursday night.
South Korea reactivates propaganda speakers as tensions with North rise
Tensions on the Korean Peninsula have once again ratcheted up as South Korea responds to its northern neighbor's latest antagonism.
Iran accuses Saudis of striking its Yemen embassy as tensions grow
Iran's government accused Saudi Arabia of "intentionally" striking its embassy in Yemen, another incident likely to ratchet up tensions between Tehran and Riyadh and imperil efforts to forge peace in Syria and combat ISIS.
Cologne New Year's attackers could face deportation, German official says
The perpetrators of mob sex attacks and muggings in the city of Cologne on New Year's Eve could face deportation if they are migrants, Germany's justice minister said Thursday.
Man with knife killed by Paris police on anniversary of Charlie Hebdo attacks
Paris, on edge after weathering a year of jihadist violence, faced a fresh scare Thursday as police shot dead a knife-wielding man on the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attacks.
North Korea claims to test hydrogen bomb; U.S., others not so sure
North Korea bragged Wednesday about the "spectacular success" of its first hydrogen bomb test, a defiant act that leader Kim Jong Un, in a statement read on state television, said would "make the world ... look up to our strong nuclear country."
Austria police suspect murder-suicide after head, body parts found in lake
Police in Austria appear to have a bizarre murder-suicide case on their hands. Authorities believe a man killed a woman and then dismembered her before encasing her head in concrete. His body was found submerged in a lake.
China lands more planes on man-made island in South China Sea
China says it has landed two civilian aircraft on an artificial island it has built in disputed waters in the South China Sea, just days after Vietnam objected to a similar maneuver.
Trump: North Korea is China's problem to fix
Donald Trump says he's sick and tired of the United States acting as the world's policeman.
Reports of New Year's Eve sex assaults in Cologne fuel German migrant debate
A spate of alleged sexual assaults and robberies at New Year's Eve festivities in the German city of Cologne has fueled a political firestorm over immigration in Germany.
