With new allies, ISIS outnumbered 4-to-1 in Mosul

Unease grows as thousands of Shiite milita fighters join push to kick ISIS out of key city in ethnically diverse area

• Oct 30, 2016

Day of the Dead 2016

In Mexico City an annual celebration to remember departed loved ones has turned into a spectacle, thanks in part to James Bond

• Oct 30, 2016
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Cult leader’s daughter may upend South Korea presidency

Thousands have taken to the streets, calling for the resignation of President Park Geun-hye amid a growing influence scandal

• Oct 30, 2016

Zombies, Hollywood invade Mexico’s Day of the Dead

James Bond movies and zombie shows took inspiration from the Mexican holiday, which is in turn taking on some of their ideas

• Oct 30, 2016

Australia gets permanently harsh on asylum seekers

Thousands who have returned to their homelands in the Middle East, Africa and Asia will be banned for life from ever traveling to Australia

• Oct 30, 2016

Rattled Italy hit with strongest quake in 36 years

Magnitude 6.6 temblor hits area that saw two powerful aftershocks last week, and a massive quake that killed nearly 300 people in August

• Oct 30, 2016

Iceland's Pirate Party lags far behind incumbent

With roughly half of votes counted from Saturday’s election, the Independence Party had about 30 percent of ballots and the Pirate Party about 14 percent

• Oct 29, 2016

Mosul offensive gets surprising new allies

The involvement of Iranian-backed Shiite militias has raised concerns that the battle for Mosul, a Sunni-majority city, could aggravate sectarian tensions

• Oct 29, 2016

Uber drivers handed big victory against ride-hailing company in U.K.

British tribunal rules Uber's drivers are company employees, not contractors, and are thus entitled to a guaranteed minimum wage and paid time off

• Oct 28, 2016

U.S. reveals close encounter with Russian fighter jet

Concern about possibility of accidental collisions between Russian, American warplanes over Syria has simmered for months

• Oct 28, 2016

Authorities issue ruling in Putin adviser's death in D.C. hotel

Media executive who advises Russian President Vladimir Putin was found dead in his hotel room in early November

• Oct 28, 2016

Global warming could turn this region into a desert

Study says forests will vanish from much of the Mediterranean basin unless the world sharply reins in climate change

• Oct 28, 2016

The face of famine

Eighteen-year-old Saida Ahmad Baghili is a stark reminder of a growing humanitarian crisis in Yemen

• Oct 28, 2016
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Bataclan concert hall unveils new facade nearly 1 year after Paris attacks

Venue reopens on November 16 with a performance by British singer Pete Doherty

• Oct 28, 2016

Judge dismisses Northern Ireland’s legal challenge to Brexit

First judgement in series of legal disputes surrounding Brexit that are being closely watched by markets and politicians

• Oct 28, 2016

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