Abe and Modi Strengthen Ties to Counter China's Rise
Narendra Modi and Shinzo Abe. India and Japan took their biggest steps yet to deepen strategic ties, and it’s mostly thanks to China....
Central African Republic Votes on New Constitution
Voters queue outside a polling station in Bangui on December 13, 2015 to vote for the constitutional referendum, seen as a test run for...
Shi'ites: Nigerian Soldiers Kill 12, Besiege Islamic Movement
LAGOS, NIGERIA—Soldiers besieging the home of the leader of a Shi'ite movement accused of trying to assassinate Nigeria's army chief have...
Natural Gas Pipeline Construction Underway in Turkmenistan
In this photograph released by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on December 13, 2015, Indian Vice President, Hamid Ansari (L), along...
Cruz Soars to Front of the Pack in Iowa Poll; Trump Support Stays Flat
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has surged ahead to become the latest front-runner in the campaign for the Iowa caucuses,...
Saudi Women on Ballot, Vote in Historic Election
Dr. Haifa al-Hababi, a candidate for Saudi municipal elections speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Riyadh, Dec. 11....
Gambia President Declares Country Islamic Republic
Gambia President Yahya Jammeh arrives for a summit in Abuja, Nigeria, Feb. 27, 2015. Jammeh declared the tiny West African nation an...
87 Dead During Attacks on Military Bases in Burundi
Men carry away a dead body in the Nyakabiga neighborhood of Bujumbura, Burundi, Dec. 12, 2015. At least 20 dead bodies were found on the...
Global Climate Delegates Adopt Historic Agreement
French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius, center, president-designate of COP21, and Christiana Figueres, left, executive secretary...
US Warns Islamic State has Passport-Printing Capability
Passengers arriving from abroad at Los Angeles International Airport use new automated passport kiosks. The U.S. government is issuing a...
