December 31, 2018 NKorean leader says he's ready for more talks with Trump North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Tuesday he hopes to extend his high-stakes nuclear summitry with President Donald Trump into 2019, but also warns Washington not to test North Koreans' patience with sanctions and pressure.
December 31, 2018 Palestinian gets life sentence over land sale to Israelis A Palestinian court on Monday sentenced a Palestinian man from east Jerusalem to life in prison with hard labor for trying to sell property in the Old City to an Israeli group.
December 30, 2018 AP photographer Desmond Boylan dies in Havana at 54 Desmond Boylan, a photographer who covered war and conflict across the world before dedicating his life to documenting the daily joys and tribulations of life in Cuba for The Associated Press, died suddenly while on assignment on Saturday afternoon in Havana.
December 30, 2018 Ex-Argentina FM who had role in probe of AMIA bombing dies Hector Timerman, a foreign minister in former President Cristina Fernandez's government who played a key role in the disputed investigation into the deadly 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center, has died, his family said Sunday.
December 30, 2018 Syria's Assad authorizes Iraqi forces to strike IS in Syria Syrian President Bashar Assad authorized Sunday Iraqi forces to attack the Islamic State group inside Syria without waiting for permission from authorities in Damascus, state news agency SANA said, as the two allies coordinate their fight against extremists ahead of a planned U.S. withdrawal from Syria.
December 30, 2018 Putin scores some wins but tensions with the West mount It's been a mixed year for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
December 30, 2018 Brazil military academy offers glimpse of next government A phrase written on the outer wall of Brazil's most prestigious military academy gives a glimpse at the values held by the incoming government of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro, an ex-army captain whose administration will be rife with generals.
December 29, 2018 Colombia investigates possible plot to assassinate president Colombian authorities are investigating a possible plot involving Venezuelans to assassinate President Ivan Duque, a top official said Saturday night.
December 29, 2018 China's Disappeared: A look at who went missing in 2018 It's not uncommon for individuals who speak out against the government to disappear in China, but the scope of the "disappeared" has expanded since President Xi Jinping came to power in 2013.
December 29, 2018 Peru demolishes mausoleum holding dead Shining Path rebels Peruvian authorities on Saturday demolished a mausoleum holding eight Shining Path rebels killed during prison massacres more than three decades ago and relocated their remains to a cemetery in a northern part of Lima.