November 10, 2015
Obama, Netanyahu Meet on Israeli Security, Middle East Unrest
U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Washington Monday, trying to find ways to cope with what the U.S. leader described as a deteriorating security environment in the Middle East. The two leaders have…
November 10, 2015
Myanmar Opposition Party Wins First Seats in Expected Landslide
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi's political party has won the first seats in what is expected to be a landslide victory in Sunday's parliamentary elections. Election officials announced Monday that the National League for Democracy had…
October 31, 2015
Kerry on Syria
International talks on Syria's future are set to begin Thursday in Vienna, with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry calling the summit the "most promising" opportunity in years to end the country's four and a-half years of "nonstop horror." Senior…
October 31, 2015
Tanzania Opposition Rejects Presidential Vote Results
Main opposition candidate Edward Lowassa has rejected the results of Tanzania's presidential election, citing alleged fraud. Lowassa told reporters Wednesday in Dar es Salaam that results from the opposition coalition's tallying unit showed the…
October 31, 2015
US, China to Discuss South China Sea Tensions
China’s Defense Ministry said it will voice its “solemn position” to the United States when top navy officials from both countries hold an hour-long video teleconference Thursday to discuss tensions in the South China Sea and naval ties. Admiral…
October 31, 2015
Rubio Scores Points, Trump Struggles at GOP Debate
Marco Rubio came out on the winning end of a testy exchange with his longtime friend Jeb Bush and had an overall solid performance, according to many analysts, after the third Republican presidential debate of the primary season Wednesday. Rubio,…
October 29, 2015
China to end one-child policy
China has decided to end its decades-long one-child policy, Xinhua news agency reports. All couples will now be allowed to have two children, the state-run news agency said, citing a statement from the Communist Party. The controversial policy was…
October 21, 2015
Thousands of Syrians Flee Aleppo Countryside
Thousands of Syrian villagers are fleeing homes in the countryside south of Aleppo in the face of a government ground assault backed by Russian airstrikes, one of four major offensives mounted since Russia’s military intervention in the long-running…
October 21, 2015
Joe Biden: Speculation About 2016 Bid Reaches Fever Pitch
The speculation about whether Vice President Joe Biden will enter the 2016 race reached a fever pitch Monday as supporters, reporters and political prognosticators weighed in on his intentions. One Democratic congressman from Pennsylvania set off a…
October 21, 2015
CIA and Homeland Security Heads Have Accounts Hacked
A personal AOL email account associated with CIA Director John Brennan was hacked and contained personally identifiable information, as was an account linked to the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, sources tell ABC News. Sources say…