April 23, 2017 Israel marks Holocaust remembrance day with somber ceremony Israel is marking its annual Holocaust remembrance day in memory of the 6 million Jews systematically killed by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II.
April 23, 2017 9 dead in apparent gang shootout in western Mexico Prosecutors in western Mexico say nine people are dead following an apparent gang shootout in a rural area.
April 23, 2017 Iranian candidate says nuclear deal failed to lift sanctions An Iranian presidential candidate says the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers has failed to lift sanctions or improve the country's economy.
April 23, 2017 Pentagon chief visits African nation home to key US base U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has arrived in Djibouti (jih-BOO'-tee) to bolster ties with the tiny and impoverished African country that's home to an important base for U.S. counterterrorism forces, including drones.
April 23, 2017 Officials: Suspected US strike kills 3 al-Qaida operatives Yemeni tribal and security officials say a suspected U.S. airstrike has killed three al-Qaida operatives on Yemen's southern coast.
April 23, 2017 Saudi king names son as US envoy as ties boosted with Trump Saudi Arabia's King Salman has named one of his sons, an air force pilot who has taken part in coalition strikes against the Islamic State group, as the kingdom's new ambassador to the U.S.
April 23, 2017 N.Korea detains US citizen; at least 3rd American being held North Korea recently detained a U.S. citizen, officials said Sunday, in the latest case of an American being held in the country.
April 23, 2017 Delicate bargain frees 26 hostages, including Qatar royals Qatar has secured the release of 26 hostages after nearly a year and a half in captivity, including members of its ruling family, in what became possibly the region's most complex and sensitive hostage negotiation deal in recent years.
April 23, 2017 Mexico says 2 top drug traffickers killed near US border Two top drug traffickers have been killed in pre-dawn shootouts Saturday with federal force in the northern Mexico border state of Tamaulipas, authorities reported.
April 23, 2017 Venezuelans march in memory of those killed in unrest Thousands of Venezuelans dressed in white are marching in a silent protest paying homage to the at least 20 people killed in unrest generated after the nation's Supreme Court stripped congress of its last powers, a decision it later reversed.