December 17, 2016 5 ways North Korea has changed in 5 years under Kim Jong Un It's been five years since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took power following the death of his father, Kim Jong Il, whose demise was observed at monuments and on city center plazas across the nation Saturday.
December 17, 2016 Venezuelans scramble as most-used banknote becomes void Venezuela has become a country without cash.
December 16, 2016 West Bank settlers laud Trump pick for ambassador to Israel Israel's West Bank settlers have lauded U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's selection for ambassador to Israel.
December 16, 2016 South Korean presidential hopeful casts doubt over US missiles A possible South Korean presidential contender says the country should reconsider its plans to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system to cope with North Korean threats.
December 16, 2016 Globalization took hits in 2016; will 2017 lead to more? 2016 was the year when globalization, the path that the world economy has largely followed for decades, took some hefty blows.
December 16, 2016 Mexico braces for fresh flood of Central American asylum seekers Mexico expects a sharp increase in people seeking asylum from Central America next year, fleeing gang warfare and poverty in their home countries, a senior official said on Thursday.
December 16, 2016 Colombia's FARC takes first step toward forming political party The peace accord anticipates that FARC will evolve into a party and field candidates in the 2018 general elections.
December 16, 2016 Venezuela's Chavez says cancer back, plans surgery Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez named his vice president as his chosen successor and was heading back to Cuba on Sunday for more surgery for cancer after announcing that the illness returned despite two previous operations, chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
December 16, 2016 Israeli group asks US court to block Boeing deal with Iran An Israeli advocacy group on Thursday asked a U.S. federal court to block aerospace giant Boeing Co.'s planned $16.6 billion deal with Iran Air, saying the Tehran government must first pay off billions of dollars in damages to families of people killed or wounded by Iranian-backed militant groups.
December 16, 2016 Taiwan eyes Trump's China policy with mix of hope and fear As Taiwan becomes a contentious issue between China and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Taiwanese are hoping it will lead to closer ties with Washington but are wary of becoming a bargaining chip between the world's two largest economies.