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Thirty-five dead in attack on nightclub in Turkey

Attacker apparently dressed as Santa

‘Just stop, daddy’

Lawmaker beats wife as his children plead with him

Trump offers New Year’s wishes

President-elect sneaks in a round of golf

Long gas lines, price hike mar holiday season in Mexico

MEXICO CITY – The holiday season has been a little less merry for car owners in Mexico as gasoline shortages in many parts of the country have forced grumbling customers to contend with hour...

Revelers bid adieu to a year of conflicts, celebrity deaths

As 2016 draws to a close, revelers around the world are bidding a weary adieu to a year filled with political surprises, prolonged conflicts and deaths of legendary celebrities. H...

Fatal police shootings steady in ’16

Despite ongoing national scrutiny of police tactics, the number of fatal shootings by officers in 2016 remained virtually unchanged from last year when nearly 1,000 people were killed by pol...

Panel approves plan to give Turkish president new powers

ANKARA, Turkey – A Turkish parliamentary commission on Friday cleared a set of draft constitutional amendments that would greatly expand the powers of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. ...

China plans to end all ivory trading in 2017

JOHANNESBURG – China says it plans to shut down its ivory trade by the end of 2017 in a move designed to curb the mass slaughter of African elephants. The Chinese government will ...

Syrian cease-fire off to quiet start

Peace talks with main rebel groups to follow

Trump may face test over Russia

President-elect praises Putin’s ‘great move’ to delay retaliation

Obama punishes Russia for hacking

President: ‘Activities have consequences’

Rebels, Syrian forces begin new cease-fire

BEIRUT – A cease-fire brokered by Russia and Turkey went into effect in war-ravaged Syria at midnight Thursday, a potential breakthrough in the six years of fighting that have left more than...