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Among the many foreign policy uncertainties created by Donald Trump's election, there is one prediction we can take to the bank: The United Nations is going to get hammered. An unapologetic nationalist is bound for the White House, Republicans are in control of both houses of Congress—and the world body is in their crosshairs.

A North Korean defector says Kim Jong Un is determined to strengthen the country's nuclear program before new leaders in the US and South Korea can stop him. CNN's Saima Mohsin reports.

It was a journey they had waited nearly three long years to take.

Three of the world's top 10 economies are ending the year in worse shape than they started. And they've only got themselves to blame.

You can see it in everything he attempts to do around the globe, every conflict he wades into, every crisis he refuses to concede. And as John Kerry prepares to step down as secretary of state next month, he will carry it with him just as he has for 50 years: a deep-seated belief that America -- and, indeed, he -- can solve some of the world's thorniest problems with the right mix of politics, diplomacy, perseverance and personal charm.

German federal police have detained a Tunisian man who had possible ties to Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri, according to a statement from the federal prosecutor's office released Wednesday.

Russian officials are no longer denying alleged "institutionalized" doping of its athletes during the 2014 Sochi Olympics, a new report from The New York Times said.

A man has been killed in a horse race at a birthday party that hit the headlines after an invitation went viral on Facebook.

Both black boxes from a Russian military jet that crashed into the Black Sea with 92 people on board have been found, the country's Defense Ministry said Wednesday, according to state-run media.

Turkey and Russia have agreed on a draft nationwide ceasefire in Syria, the Turkish state-run news agency Anadolu reported Wednesday.

In Europe or North America, if you dressed up as a Nazi there'd be outrage. In Asia, it could be just another day in class.

The partner of late British pop musician George Michael has told of how he found the star dead in bed on Christmas Day.

Toshiba's troubles keep piling up.

Philippines authorities have made the biggest drug seizure in the country's history, confiscating 2,000 pounds (890 kilograms) and 1,110 liters of liquid methamphetamine worth about $120 million in a series of raids this month.

His work may appear two-toned at first glance, but photographer Roger Ballen weaves deep layers of color into his complex art.

Political uncertainty in the United States and in South Korea could give North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "an apt time" to develop nuclear weapons "at all costs by the end of 2017," a high-profile North Korean diplomat who recently defected to South Korea said Tuesday.

Think twice before complaining on your next Korean Air flight - flight crew can now use Tasers to deal with mid-air disturbances.

Argentina's former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was charged with corruption Tuesday and had $643 million of her assets frozen, according to state-run news agency Télam.