Days after the Islamic State group seized back control of the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra, a prescient exhibit was inaugurated in Paris on Tuesday that aims to educate the public on the wounded wonder that Syrians affectionately call the "Bride of the Desert." Its organizers said the display opening Wednesday is designed to be an "emotional" experience that takes visitors to Palmyra and other endangered world heritage sites in the Middle East.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny announced Tuesday the formal start of his campaign to become Russian president in elections scheduled for March 2018.
A U.S.-led coalition drone strike in Raqqa, Syria, killed three Islamic State fighters, two of whom helped facilitate the November 2015 terror attacks in Paris, the Pentagon announced on Tuesday.
A federal task force tasked with coming up with recommendations for the legalization of marijuana in Canada says Canadians over 18 years old should be able to carry up to 30 grams for recreational purposes.
Mexico has been exploring ways to lessen its economic dependence on the United States out of fear that access to its No. 1 trade partner will be restricted by policies under Trump.
France's new prime minister has given his first speech to parliament, arguing for an extension of a year-old state of emergency to keep France secure through its 2017 presidential election.
Dutch prosecutors say a 40-year-old man suspected of involvement in a terror organization in Syria or Iraq was arrested recently at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport after earlier being detained in Turkey.
Venezuelans took a break from lining up to buy food and medicine on Tuesday and waited with hundreds of others to deposit bank notes about to become worthless.
An Italian priest has decided to break with tradition and not set up a nativity scene in his town’s cemetery this Christmas -- in order to avoid offending Muslims, Milan’s Corriere della Sera reported on Friday.
Romania's defense minister says his country is committed to strengthening its own defense capabilities faced with Russia's growing military presence in the Black Sea region.
The Egyptian government has released footage showing the suicide bombing that tore through a Cairo church during Sunday Mass, including images of the alleged attacker.
Finnish prosecutors are demanding life sentences for Iraqi twin brothers charged with Islamic State-related killings of at least 11 unarmed soldiers in their home country.
The border shutdown coincides with Maduro's decision to withdraw from circulation the 100-bolivar note, the country's largest-denominated bill but worth only about $0.3.
