McCain: Russian election-related hacks threaten to 'destroy democracy'

Sen. John McCain said Russian election-related hacks threaten to "destroy democracy" and faulted the American response as "totally paralyzed."

Jordan says 10 killed in 'cowardly terrorist attack'

Ten people were killed and 34 were wounded Sunday in what a Jordanian official called a "cowardly terrorist attack."

Philippine President slams US, says drug war will not stop

The Philippine President vowed Friday to keep up his controversial campaign against drugs as long as he remains in office.

What happens in the extremely unlikely scenario the Electoral College goes rogue?

Donald Trump is busy building his Cabinet and planning his agenda, but he isn't really, officially going to be President quite yet. One of the peculiarities of American democracy is that it's a group of 538 "electors" -- members of the Electoral College -- in this nation of 318 million who actually pick the president.

US says China will return underwater drone; Trump slams Beijing

China has agreed to return the US underwater drone that it seized in international waters earlier this week, the Pentagon said Saturday.

Trump's Israel ambassador pick: Trump's peace process policy will be guided by 'what Israelis want to pursue'

Donald Trump's pick to be ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, said in an interview earlier this year that the Trump administration's approach to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process would be guided by what the Israeli government wants to pursue.

Protests grow in Poland as political crisis deepens

A bitter political crisis in Poland worsened over the weekend with heated protests both in and outside the nation's parliament and a swirl of allegations of attempted coups and threats to democracy.

Obama all but names Putin as behind hacking, told him to 'cut it out'

President Barack Obama on Friday all but named Russian President Vladimir Putin as behind Moscow's alleged attempts to meddle in the US election, vowing retaliation for the moves and defending himself against criticism his administration acted too slowly.

Pentagon demands China return US underwater drone

The Pentagon is demanding that China return an "unlawfully seized" underwater drone after a Chinese warship took the device from waters near a US oceanographic vessel.

Putin calls for Syria peace talks

A nationwide ceasefire is the next step to restore peace in Syria after the recapture of Aleppo in the country's north, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters at press conference in Japan on Friday.