Three car bombs ripped through an outdoor market in Mosul on Thursday, killing at least 15 civilians and eight policemen, the Iraqi Defense Ministry said in a statement.
Flight recordings of a 32-year-old plane crash in Bolivia were found by two American hikers and are finally on their way to the National Transportation Safety Board.
For those searching for stronger evidence of Russia's connection to the hack of the Democratic National Committee, the tale of an infected Ukrainian Android cellphone app may help, according to a cybersecurity firm.
A Moscow court has sentenced a 20-year old university student to four and a half years in prison for trying to join Islamic State group fighters in Syria.
Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip are on their way to their country estate to celebrate Christmas after the couple delayed their trip for a day due to illness.
Romania's president says he needs more time to nominate a new prime minister, delaying the formal confirmation in office of the country's first female Muslim premier.
Celebrations were guaranteed Thursday in Madrid after all the tickets bearing the top prize number of 66513 in Spain's 2.3 billion euros ($2.4 billion) Christmas lottery were sold there.
An Arab lawmaker in Israel's Knesset has agreed to have his parliamentary immunity stripped amid an investigation into suspicions he smuggled cellphones to Palestinian prisoners.
Russia's military is now stronger that any possible foe, President Vladimir Putin told an annual end-of-year meeting with the defense ministry on Thursday.
Kenya's opposition lawmakers are protesting the passing of a bill to allow manual counting of election results, calling it a backdoor to rigging next year's presidential vote.
A Cairo appeals court has upheld a one-year sentence on charges of "spreading false news" for Egypt's former chief auditor, who alleged massive government corruption.
Ikea, the leading Swedish home furnishings retailer, says "a tentative settlement" has been reached in the case involving three families in the United States whose children died after Ikea chests and dressers tipped over.