Turkey’s opposition strikes blow to Erdogan with Istanbul mayoral win
Turkey’s opposition has dealt President Tayyip Erdogan a stinging blow by winning control of Istanbul in a re-run mayoral election, breaking his aura of invincibility...
Energy on the agenda when Saudi crown prince visits South Korea this week
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman plans to visit South Korea this week as the two countries seek to bolster economic ties, officials in Seoul...
Magnitude 5.5 quake hits eastern Japan, no immediate damage
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit eastern Japan on Monday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said....
Thousands in Costa Rica celebrate in first pride march since gay marriage ruling
Tens of thousands of Costa Ricans celebrated gay pride on Sunday in the capital, San Jose, in the first such march since the country’s constitutional...
Ruling party candidate declared winner of Mauritania election
Mauritania’s electoral commission proclaimed ruling party candidate Mohamed Ould Ghazouani winner on Sunday with 52% of votes in a presidential election the previous day....
Two more border cities added to U.S.-Mexico asylum program: sources
U.S.-bound asylum seekers will be sent back to at least two additional Mexican border cities later this week to wait for their claims to be...
Blow to Turkey’s Erdogan as opposition wins big in Istanbul
Turkey’s main opposition claimed a decisive victory on Sunday in Istanbul’s re-run election, dealing one of the biggest blows to President Tayyip Erdogan during his...
Narco safe houses, ranches and luxury apartments auctioned in Mexico
Houses with swimming pools and escape tunnels, a ranch surrounded by hectares of land and a luxury apartment with a grisly history were among the...
Indian authorities recover bodies of seven climbers from mountain, one still missing
Police on Sunday retrieved the bodies of seven climbers killed in an avalanche near India’s second-highest mountain late last month and are still looking for...
U.S. prods Iran for talks to ease Gulf tensions; Tehran dismisses sanctions threat
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he was not seeking war with Tehran after a senior Iranian military commander warned any conflict in the...