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Japan's ruling coalition sweeps electionsVoter turnout was low in Japan's latest election, but those who showed up to the polls gave Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his agenda resounding support.
Haiti's Prime Minister resigns amid intensifying protests"Without a functioning Parliament and without a prime minister, I'm afraid it could be a tumultuous time in January," says journalist Michael Deibert.
Late-breaking climate deal reached in LimaOne environmental policy maker called the new agreement "very weak indeed."
British intelligence pushes for more CIA torture infoBritish intelligence agencies have requested access to yet-unpublished parts of the CIA torture report, for information on Britain's in post-9/11 torture.
North Korea says American who entered illegally not a prisonerSpeaking in Pyongyang on Sunday, Arturo Martinez from El Paso, Texas strongly criticized US government policy. His mother said her son had recently escaped from a psychiatric hospital before entering North Korea.
Deadlocked, UN climate talks roll into overtimeNegotiators from over 190 countries have failed to agree on a global warming pact in the two weeks allocated for the UN climate talks, which were scheduled to end Friday in Lima, Peru.
Pro-ISIS Twitter user arrested in IndiaA young engineer in southern India has been identified and arrested, as the man behind the pro-Islamic State Twitter account @shamiwitness. But no evidence has linked him to the militant group's real-life activities.
Taliban violence spikes as foreign troops leave AfghanistanThe Afghan Taliban has been ramping up attacks on diplomatic, military, and civilian targets, including twelve landmine clearers who were shot dead on Saturday. The violence has also brought heavy losses to the insurgent group's own forces.
- Why Russia is courting Europe's far-right parties
Under communism, Europe's xenophobic nationalist parties were shunned by Russia. Now, Moscow is embracing these parties as partners who can help further Russia's interests.
- Islamic State shoots down helicopter in Iraq
Islamic State militants used a shoulder-fired rocket launcher Saturday to shoot down the EC635 helicopter flown by Iraqi pilots.
Mudslide sweeps away over 100 homes in Indonesia; dozens missingEighteen villagers have died and dozens are missing, after a rain-triggered mudslide swept away much of a village in the densely populated island of Java, Indonesia.
London air traffic control computer failure resolved, flights resumeLondon's airspace was briefly closed Friday afternoon due to what authorities said was a computer failure at one of Britain's two air traffic control centers. The shutdown came at the start of the weekend in a sprawling city with five commercial airports, including London Heathrow — Europe's busiest.
Progress remains elusive as UN climate talks enter final stretchOn the final day of negotiations in Peru, countries remain divided over how to divide the emissions cuts that many scientists say are needed to avoid dangerous levels of warming.
Four people on two motorcycles fired shots at Israeli embassy in AthensGreece's government condemned the attack on the Israeli embassy building in a northern suburb of Athens on Friday saying it was an attempt to create instability at a 'tough' moment for the country.
French-run school, Afghan soldiers targeted in Kabul bombingsSix Afghan soldiers were killed when the Taliban attacked a bus carrying military personnel. A suicide bomber attacked the Kabul school.
Putin reaches out to Modi for new Russia-India pactsIndia bought billions of dollars worth of military hardware from Moscow during the Soviet era, and still buys nearly 70 percent from Russia.
- Google closes Google News in Spain. Why it's a big deal beyond Spain.
As of Dec. 16, Google said it will block reports from more than 70 Spanish publishers to all Google News international editions.
Report describes Brazil's crimes against humanity, political killings, tortureBrazil's National Truth Commission released a nearly 2,000-page report Wednesday, detailing government-approved political killings, torture, and crimes against humanity, and calling for the perpetrators to be prosecuted.
Prosecutors can appeal Oscar Pistorius conviction on lesser charge, judge rulesUnder his current sentence, Pistorius could be released from prison and placed under house arrest after serving 10 months.
Gorbachev on current US-Russia relations: 'We may not live through these days'The former Soviet leader wrote about East-West tensions in a commentary for a Russian government daily publication.
