Politics
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 ...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 ...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 ...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 ...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, ...Poland president in crisis talks on third day of protests
Polish protesters staged a third day of mass anti-government demonstrations on Sunday as President Andrzej Duda embarked on mediation talks to try ...Colombia court approves fast-track peace reforms
Colombian judges Tuesday approved special fast-track procedures to implement the government\'s contested peace accord with leftist FARC rebels which aims to end ...Macedonia votes hoping to end political crisis
Macedonians voted Sunday in the hope of electing a government capable of returning stability to the small Balkan country that has been ...Colombian president receives Nobel Prize for peace accord
Colombia\'s peace deal between the government and the Marxist FARC rebels is a model for war-torn countries like Syria, Colombian President Juan ...South Korea parliament votes by wide margin to impeach president
South Korean lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Friday to impeach President Park Geun-hye over an influence-peddling scandal, setting the stage for her to ...