In his first public remarks abroad as U.S. defense secretary, Jim Mattis is criticizing North Korea for provocative acts that require new consultations with Japan and South Korea.
Mexican police found the bodies of six men reportedly kidnapped by an armed gang in the southern state of Guerrero, the state prosecutor said Wednesday.
Mexico's education ministry says President Enrique Pena Nieto has instructed that officials make it easier for Mexican students deported or voluntarily returning from the United States to enroll in the country's schools.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet is denying reports she received financial support for her 2013 campaign from a construction conglomerate that is involved in Brazil's huge corruption scandal.
The United Nations wants upcoming talks in Geneva between the Syrian government and rebel groups to be a success and this means focusing on core issues including a transitional government, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Wednesday.
Christian persecution has not only increased the past year but it has also spread to more corners of the globe – with incidents occurring in every continent, according to a new annual report.
German stock exchange operator Deutsche Boerse says it and CEO Carsten Kengeter are cooperating with prosecutors investigating purchases by Kengeter of the company's own shares.
Exactly 11 years ago, thousands of Israeli security forces clashed with settlers and their supporters as they tried to demolish nine homes in the Amona outpost in the West Bank.
Israeli security forces on Wednesday began evacuating the controversial Jewish settlement of Amona, which is slated for destruction -- but some protesters refused to leave without a fight.
Russia's main domestic security agency has established controls on the border with Belarus in response to that country's decision to abolish visas for short-term travelers.
Puerto Rico has announced another multimillion-dollar default as the crisis-wracked U.S. territory seeks to renegotiate nearly $70 billion in public debt.
The Vatican is criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policy, with a senior official voicing concern and the Vatican newspaper saying Trump's recourse to walls and travel bans is counterproductive to America's economic interests.
A Syrian man who was detained with his family upon arrival in Philadelphia and forced to board a plane back home because of Donald Trump's executive order said Wednesday he is still in shock but that he will apply for another U.S. visa and try again.
The loan of Ukraine striker Roman Zozulya from Real Betis to second-division club Rayo Vallecano is being called off after protests from Spanish fans who accused the player of having connections to radical groups back home.