New Zealand PM stuns nation with announcement of resignation

New Zealand’s popular Prime Minister John Key had been widely expected to contest his fourth general election next year

• Dec 4, 2016

Syria’s long, brutal civil war may be reaching turning point

Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, which was taken over in 2012 by anti-government rebels, is slowly falling back into the control of the Assad regime

• Dec 4, 2016

Italian premier announces resignation after defeat of reforms referendum

Matteo Renzi had pledged to quit if voters rejected the reforms he said would have modernized Italy

• Dec 4, 2016

Fake U.S. embassy shut down after 10 years

The sham embassy operated by organized crime issued both legitimate and counterfeit U.S. visas for $6,000, U.S. State Department says

• Dec 4, 2016

Many in Brazil soccer don't want to play after crash

Brazilian Football Confederation has not clarified if matches will take place next weekend, after the Chapecoense plane crash killed players

• Dec 4, 2016

Iran High Court upholds billionaire's death sentence

Well-known tycoon Babak Zanjani linked to shady oil sales during the controversial rule of former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

• Dec 4, 2016

Austria rejects far-right party in presidential election

Austria was the first European nation to test the grip of post-Trump populism, giving hope to the continent's progressives

• Dec 4, 2016

Iran issues threat over U.S. bill renewing sanctions

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani promised “prompt response” if U.S. sanctions are extended by 10 years

• Dec 4, 2016

Fidel Castro’s ashes interred in private ceremony

Cuban officials made a last-minute cancellation of plans to broadcast the events live on national and international television

• Dec 4, 2016

Gunman kills politician, two journalists in Finland

A 23-year-old was arrested for shooting three women outside a restaurant in southeastern Finland with a rifle

• Dec 4, 2016

Putin expresses confidence in Trump amid concerns

Russian president explains why he thinks the U.S. president-elect is a "clever man," as others fret over his geopolitical choices

• Dec 4, 2016

Almanac: The giant squid

On December 4, 2006, an elusive ocean beast was captured live on video for the very first time

• Dec 4, 2016

ISIS pounds Iraqi fighters near Mosul

While there was initial battlefield successes, the progress of Iraqi forces has slowed down after fierce ISIS counterattacks

• Dec 3, 2016

Energized by Trump victory, Austria's far-right party hopes for win

Austria, which holds presidential election Sunday, among first to test staying power of right-wing populism in Europe

• Dec 3, 2016

Legacy of Gen. Douglas MacArthur lives on at his war office

Ahead of 75th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack, Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Australia office restored as museum

• Dec 3, 2016

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