February 21, 2016 Blatter era ends as scandal-hit FIFA set to elect new leader The Sepp Blatter era at FIFA is set to finally end Friday when soccer's scandal-scarred world body picks a new president after nine months of crisis.
February 21, 2016 10 years on, Iraq scarred from attack on Shiite shrine Ten years after Sunni extremists blew up a revered Shiite shrine, igniting the worst sectarian violence Iraq had ever seen, the country remains deeply divided, with the Islamic State group facing off against increasingly powerful Shiite militias.
February 21, 2016 US drone crashes in southern Afghanistan; no injuries The U.S. Air Force says that one of its drones has crashed at a base in southern Afghanistan but there were no casualties and no hostile fire is suspected.
February 20, 2016 Syria denounces 'outrageous' Turkish artillery shelling Syria's government says Turkish artillery shelling inside Syria is an "outrageous violation" of international law.
February 20, 2016 Uganda opposition leader under house arrest amid tensions Ugandan police have put the main opposition candidate under house arrest to prevent him from leading protests as the country awaits the results of a disputed election.
February 20, 2016 Priest who defied pope, Fernando Cardenal, dies at 82 A priest who famously rebuffed a papal order to quit Nicaragua's leftist government has died in Managua.
February 20, 2016 The Latest: Russia criticizes rejection of Syria resolution The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local): 12:30 p.m.
February 20, 2016 Libya becoming new front in fight against Islamic State Libya is rapidly turning into a new front in the fight against the Islamic State group, which is heavily recruiting militants from abroad and trying to exploit years of chaos to expand its foothold in the oil-rich North African nation.
February 20, 2016 Amid crisis, Puerto Rico cracks down on theft, tax cheats Like many small business owners in this struggling U.S. territory, Luis Escribano was having a hard time paying the power bills.
February 20, 2016 Seoul: North might have conducted drill near sea border South Korean officials say the sound of an explosion caused residents of a front-line island to prepare to evacuate, and it was later determined it came from a North Korean artillery drill across the rivals' disputed maritime border.