Syrian government forces pressed ahead Monday with a new military assault on the country's last rebel stronghold that began last week, an offensive that has set off a mass exodus of civilians fleeing to safer areas near the Turkish border.
New Zealand police said on Tuesday they were ending the search for the bodies of two people still missing following the deadly eruption of a volcano earlier this month.
U.S. senators sparred over the shape of an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump on Monday, while Republican leader Mitch McConnell said he has not ruled out hearing from witnesses — as Democrats have demanded.
Boston Celtics centre Enes Kanter says he will be able to play in his team's Christmas Day game in Toronto against the Raptors after discussions with the Canadian government.
A dancer born with one hand is the first person with a visible disability ever hired by New York's famed Radio City Rockettes.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed a measure that extends federal grant programs aimed at preserving indigenous languages and expands eligibility so more tribes can participate.
Former NHL forward Jeremy Roenick was suspended indefinitely by NBC Sports on Monday for his inappropriate comments about coworkers.
If there's a spike in overdoses, tracker sends text alerts to health administrators and community workers to allow system users to see what drugs are being abused for faster and focused responses to the ever-evolving problem.
Scorching heat baking Australia eases, bringing relief from extreme bushfires, which destroyed around 180 houses and killed one person over the weekend, allowing firefighters to prepare for worsening conditions post-Christmas.
Boeing's chief executive officer has been forced out by the board of directors amid continuing problems with the company's troubled Max 737 aircraft.
At least 11 people have died and more than 300 treated in hospital after drinking coconut wine in the Philippines, including some who were celebrating at a Christmas party, health and local authorities said on Monday.
Protesters scuffled with police at Gare de Lyon train station in Paris on Monday as a nationwide strike against plans by French President Emmanuel Macron to change the country's pension system dragged on into a 19th day.
China said Monday it will reduce tariffs Jan. 1 on more than 850 foreign products including frozen pork, asthma medications and some high-tech components to spur economic development.
China denied accusations of forced labour at a Shanghai prison on Monday, a day after media reports that a young girl had found a message in a Christmas card saying it had been packed by inmates.
Algeria's powerful military chief Lt.-Gen. Ahmed Gaid Salah, who was instrumental in pushing out the gas-rich country's long-serving president amid pro-democracy protests earlier this year, died unexpectedly Monday.
