December 31, 2016 Brazilian officials: Greek ambassador killed by wife's lover Police in Brazil believe that Greece's ambassador to the country was killed by his wife's lover under her orders in a house in the Rio area and have detained three suspects, authorities said Friday.
December 31, 2016 Taiwan leader urges China for 'calm' talks as pressure grows Taiwan's president has urged China to engage in "calm and rational" dialogue to maintain peace, vowing not to give in to Beijing's recent moves to "threaten and intimidate" the self-ruled island.
December 31, 2016 Police believe Greece's ambassador to Brazil killed near Rio Authorities believe that Greece's missing ambassador to Brazil was killed at the home that his wife kept in the Rio de Janeiro area, a police investigator said Friday.
December 31, 2016 Russia urges UN Security Council to endorse Syria cease-fire Russia is urging the U.N.
December 31, 2016 Syria's cease-fire holding despite minor violations Syrian opposition activists say a nationwide cease-fire that went into effect at midnight is holding despite minor violations.
December 30, 2016 Congressional critics ready to block Obama push to normalize Cuban relations The historic plan announced by President Obama on Wednesday to normalize relations with Cuba was met with heavy bipartisan resistance on Capitol Hill, raising questions of whether Congress will even consider easing a more than 50-year trade embargo against the communist state -- let alone end it.
December 30, 2016 Obama hands Cuba's Castros a major victory, but Congress can still stop it Not only does President Obama’s action fail to advance freedom in Cuba, it throws a lifeline to Cuba’s dictators, whose current supplier of funds, Venezuela, is on the ropes because of plunging oil prices.
December 30, 2016 Globalization took hits in 2016; Will 2017 lead to more? Globalization, the path that the world economy has largely followed for decades, took some hefty blows in 2016.
December 30, 2016 Banned Pakistani group's student wing protests US terror tag Dozens of activists from a student wing of the banned anti-India Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group have rallied in Islamabad to condemn a recent U.S. ban on their organization.