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Romania president names new prime minister
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Friday named social-democrat Sorin Grindeanu as the nation\'s new prime minister, bringing to a close weeks of ...Syria truce holding despite isolated violence
A fragile calm was holding across Syria on Friday after a truce brokered by Russia and Turkey came into effect, a potentially ...US expels Russian diplomats over alleged election hacking, Russia vows to retaliate
Russia on Friday eyed retaliatory measures against the US after President Barack Obama kicked out dozens of suspected intelligence agents and imposed ...Russia expels 35 US diplomats in tit-for-tat measures
Russia on Friday moved to expel 35 US diplomats in a tit-for-tat response after President Barack Obama unleashed a barrage of punishment ...Iraqi forces launch second phase of Mosul offensive against Islamic State
Iraqi security forces on Thursday began the second phase of their offensive against Islamic State militants in Mosul, pushing from three directions ...Syria regime, rebels agree nationwide ceasefire
Syria\'s army and key ally Russia on Thursday announced a nationwide ceasefire to take effect at midnight, in a potential major breakthrough ...The Diplomacy of Donald J. Trump
Those of us who appreciate the unconventional have to have second thoughts after watching Donald J. Trump ...Cuban parliament passes law that bans naming sites after Fidel Castro
Cuba\'s National Assembly approved a law on Tuesday that bans erecting commemorative statues of Fidel Castro or naming public places after him, ...Former Argentine leader Kirchner charged in corruption case
Former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner was charged in a corruption case Tuesday and slapped with a $630-million asset freeze over public tenders ...




