Russia again vetoed a U.N. resolution Friday that would extend the mandate of the expert body charged with determining responsibility for chemical weapons attacks in Syria,...
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is trying on a new mantle: Mideast peacemaker. He’s trying to defuse Lebanon’s political crisis and preserve regional stability, by...
HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe’s military said Friday it was making “significant progress” in talks with President Robert Mugabe for his departure while it pursues and arrests...
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Defence Ministry says Iraqi forces backed by the U.S.-led coalition have pushed into the last Islamic State group-held town in the country more...
MILAN — Mafia ‘boss of bosses’ Salvatore ‘Toto’ Riina died early Friday in a hospital while serving multiple life sentences as the mastermind of a bloody...
BEIJING — China was preparing to dispatch its highest-level envoy to North Korea in two years on Friday in a bid to improve chilly relations, after...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico could face more than a decade of further economic stagnation and a steep drop in population as a result...
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Friday to bolster his country’s defences, calling the threat from North Korea the gravest security concern Japan has...
SANTIAGO, Chile — Four years after leaving office as a deeply unpopular leader, Sebastian Pinera is a strong favourite to win Sunday’s presidential election in Chile,...
WASHINGTON — The United States said Thursday that Sudan will cut all military and trade ties to North Korea, a move that would be a significant...