January 8, 2017 AP PHOTOS: Masked devils dance in Ecuadorean mountain town Thousands of singing and dancing devils took taken over a mountain town in Ecuador for six days of revelry in the streets.
January 8, 2017 Nigeria: West Africa will act on Gambia election crisis West African leaders will make a decision Saturday on Gambia's electoral crisis and its longtime leader's refusal to accept defeat in elections.
January 8, 2017 Mario Soares, Portugal's former president and PM, dies at 92 Mario Soares, a former prime minister and president of Portugal who helped steer his country toward democracy after a 1974 military coup and grew into a global statesman, has died.
January 8, 2017 Mexicans march against gas price hike turns violent A protest against Mexico's 20-percent gasoline price hike turned violent Saturday after a lone protester drove his truck into a line of police guarding a fuel distribution terminal in Baja California.
January 6, 2017 Mexico rejects "threats" against foreign firms' investments The Mexican government says it rejects the use of threats to sway investment by foreign firms.
January 6, 2017 Looting, protests in Mexico over gas price hike turn deadly Protests and looting fueled by anger over gasoline price hikes in Mexico have led to four deaths, the ransacking of at least 300 stores and the arrests of more than 700 people, officials said.
January 6, 2017 Russia role in Syria undiminished despite latest withdrawal Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to cast himself as a peacemaker in Syria, after his military proved to be the difference in the battle for Aleppo.
January 6, 2017 Israel halts $6 million to UN to protest UN settlements vote Israel announced Friday it is cutting approximately $6 million in its annual dues to the United Nations this year to protest last month's Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements as "a flagrant violation under international law." Israel's U.N.
January 6, 2017 Horrific video shows man shooting another while carrying little girl A 20-second security camera video is leaving a lasting mark on viewers around the world for its horrific content.
January 6, 2017 Palestinian president urges Trump not to move US embassy Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is urging Donald Trump not to move the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem.