January 16, 2017 Venezuela debuts new banknotes amid soaring inflation Venezuelans are standing in long ATM lines to take out new, larger-denominated bills that President Nicolas Maduro hopes will help stabilize the crisis-wracked economy.
January 16, 2017 Pound sags amid 'hard Brexit' signals ahead of May speech The British pound fell to a three-month low amid reports Prime Minister Theresa May will signal her willingness to make a clean break with the European Union.
January 16, 2017 6 dismembered bodies found in southern Mexico Authorities in southern Mexico have found the severed heads of six men in a plastic bag on the roof of a sport utility vehicle, and six headless bodies inside.
January 16, 2017 German vice chancellor rejects Trump's German car remarks Germany's vice chancellor, responding to an interview with President-elect Donald Trump, has rejected threats by Trump to put tariffs of up to 35 percent on German automakers if they set up plants in Mexico instead of the U.S. and try to export cars to the U.S. from there.
January 16, 2017 IS claims responsibility for killing of Jordan army officer The extremist Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a shooting attack it said killed a Jordanian soldier earlier this month.
January 16, 2017 Teenage whizzes invent a 'thermoelectric spoon' that heats up food on the go Equipped with three 9-volt batteries inside the wooden handle, the spoon’s ladle reaches up to 140 F, enough to heat a meal but not enough to burn the user.
January 16, 2017 Israeli minister says Trump offers Palestinians fresh start A close associate of Israel's prime minister says the presidency of Donald Trump could be a chance for the Palestinians to return to peace negotiations with more "realistic" expectations.
January 16, 2017 Report: Mother stabbed her teenage son to death because he was gay The woman lured her 17-year-old son to the family home after a heated argument on Christmas Eve.
January 16, 2017 Ireland opposes shift of US embassy site in Israel Ireland is opposed to the United States moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a step that would anger the Palestinians.
January 16, 2017 Trump is last hope for dozens of Cuban migrants stranded at US border The more than 50 Cuban migrants stranded in Nuevo Laredo, on the US-Mexico border, hope that President-elect Donald Trump, who takes office on Jan. 20, will resolve the conflict sparked by the cancellation late last week of the so-called "wet foot, dry foot" policy.