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February 6, 2020

Northern Ireland militants planted Brexit bomb, investigators say

Authorities in Northern Ireland Thursday said militants with the Irish Republican Army planted a bomb on a truck that was intended to explode around the time Britain left the European Union on Friday.

February 4, 2020

Kenya's former President Daniel arap Moi dies aged 95

Former Kenya President Daniel arap Moi – whose 24 years in power were marred by repression of his critics and economic turmoil – has died Tuesday at the age of 95.

January 29, 2020

EU backs terms of Brexit deal, UK set to leave Friday

European lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelmingly backed the terms of Britain’s departure from the European Union, paving the way for a full departure by Friday.

January 28, 2020

Fugitive Colombian lawmaker who made brazen jailbreak during dental appointment found in Venezuela

A former politician in Colombia who was jailed for buying votes and later executed a jailbreak during a dental appointment was captured Monday in Venezuela after several months on the run.

January 23, 2020

Britain's Brexit bill becomes law

Britain's long-delayed and contentions Brexit bill, with royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II, became law Thursday after more than three and half years of bitter dispute.  

January 19, 2020

Lebanese authorities brace for more violence after night of protests rock Beirut

Lebanese security forces prepared for more violence on Sunday after a night of protests over the country’s worsening financial situation gripped Lebanon’s capital.

January 16, 2020

Putin speeds up efforts to expand his Russian rule

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday proposed sweeping reforms to Russia’s constitution under the veneer of strengthening democracy, but his critics say the proposals suggested an ulterior motive to maintain his grip on power well past the end of his term in 2024.

January 9, 2020

British lawmakers approve Johnson's Brexit bill, clearing path for Jan. 31 EU departure

British lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill approving the U.K.’s departure from the European Union at the end of the month, signaling a possible end to three and a half tumultuous years of negotiations.

January 4, 2020

Soleimani funeral procession in Baghdad draws thousands of mourners chanting 'America is the Great Satan'

Thousands of mourners gathered Saturday for a funeral procession through Baghdad for Iran's top general and militant leaders killed in a U.S. airstrike.

January 3, 2020

Qassem Soleimani strike violated international human rights law, UN official argues

The U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial killing on Friday said the President Trump-approved drone strike against Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s top general, violated international human rights law.