Israel appealed to Trump team to delay U.N. vote on settlements
On Thursday, Egypt indefinitely postponed the planned U.N. vote on the Security Council resolution that would have condemned West Bank settlements
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Ebola vaccine highly effective, WHO says
Scientists have struggled to develop an Ebola vaccine over the years, and this is the first one proven to work
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"They're killing children," says 7-year-old who tweeted from Aleppo
For many months, Bana Alabed's Twitter feed was a window into what was happening in Aleppo, and she's now in Turkey
Russian hacking lead to battlefield deaths, report says
Fancy Bear, which also hacked the DNC, got into an app Ukranian forces used to target artillery fire
DHS is now asking foreign visitors about their social media
This week Customs and Border Protection has begun asking foreign visitors to volunteer information about their Twitter, Facebook and other social media identifiers
Australian Christmas Day terrorist attack foiled, police say
Police said they arrested seven suspects who were allegedly planning a series of bomb attacks in Melbourne
Crazy-looking fish from the deep sea
A deep-sea fisherman in Russia catches some strange looking creatures and delights his Twitter followers by posting pictures of them
Dashcam footage shows truck speeding toward Berlin market
German officials said fingerprints of suspect Anis Amri were found in the truck that was hijacked shortly before the crash
Evacuation mission in east Aleppo complete, Red Cross says
An operation to take tens of thousands out of east Aleppo and two Shi'ite villages is over, report says
Congress: Snowden is in contact with Russian intelligence
Snowden's lawyer called the report "a failed attempt to discredit Edward Snowden, whose actions led to the most significant intelligence reforms in a generation"
Syrian army declares major turning point in civil war
Development represents a momentous victory for President Bashar Assad and a crushing defeat for Syria's opposition
North Pole warms near melting point this Christmas week
Another dramatic milestone in the rapid warming of the planet
Putin makes bold claim about Russia's military
Putin's comments come at the end of a year when tensions between Russia and the West have remained on edge over the civil war in Syria
Trump tweets on U.S. nuclear weapons
The president-elect called on the U.S. to "strengthen and expand" its nuclear program until the world "comes to its senses." Nuclear arms experts remarked on Trump's tweets
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Fort Hood shooter's execution will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
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