'El Chapo' dreamed of biopic; it helps lead to recapture, extradition process
Mexico will begin proceedings to extradite two-time prison escapee Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera to the United States, where he faces drug trafficking charges connected to his cartel, the Mexican attorney general said Saturday.
ISIS commander killed in Iraqi airstrike
The second deputy of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed during an Iraqi air force strike in the city of Barwana, just east of Haditha, the Iraqi military said Saturday.
Police clash with protesters angry about Cologne sex attacks
German protesters angry about the New Year's Eve mob sex attacks and muggings in Cologne, Germany, clashed with police on Saturday.
Iran-Saudi tensions: 6 nations label embassy attack terrorism
A six-nation Middle Eastern alliance agreed Saturday to characterize the recent attack on Saudi Arabia's embassy in Tehran as an act of terror -- strong language that marks an even further escalation in a tiff that has embroiled the region for days.
Silently protesting Muslim woman ejected from Trump rally
A Muslim woman wearing a hijab was escorted out of Donald Trump's campaign event on Friday by police after she stood up in silent protest during Trump's speech.
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.
