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Two US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent 'friendly...

Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in what appeared to be "friendly fire", but were found alive, the U.S....

Wife of US hostage Keith Siegel pleads for holiday miracle:...

Aviva Siegel, former Hamas hostage and wife of Keith Siegel still held in Gaza, said she's holding out hope that her husband of nearly...

Christmas in Puerto Rico is a 45-day celebration with caroling,...

Christmas in Puerto Rico is spent with loved ones singing carols, sitting around the table for a meal and exchanging gifts. There...

More than 30 dead in Brazil bus and truck collision

Over 30 people were killed after a packed bus collided with a truck in Brazil; the other passengers were transported to a local hospital...

US military conducts successful airstrikes on Houthi rebel...

The U.S. military on Saturday said it conducted precision airstrikes on a missile storage site and a command-and-control center in...

Pope to skip outdoor Sunday prayer after catching cold...

Pope Francis is suffering from a cold and will give the Sunday blessing ahead of a busy week that includes Christmas Eve and Day Masses...

Biden missing in action as Turkey inches closer to full-blown...

Amid the end of the nearly 14 years of civil war in Syria, Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is set to rekindle a new war in northern...

Malaysia agrees to resume 'no find, no fee' hunt for flight...

Over 10 years after flight MH370 is believed to have crashed in the Indian Ocean, Malaysia's government has agreed to accept a "no...

Projectile from Yemen strikes near Tel Aviv, injuring more...

A projectile launched into Israel from Yemen overnight struck Tel Aviv, leading to 14 people suffering mild injuries, according to...

Putin ‘promises’ to ask Assad for help in finding Austin...

Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to ask former Syrian President Assad for help in obtaining information on American journalist...

13 die as an Indian navy speedboat crashes into a passenger...

At least 13 people were killed after an Indian navy speedboat crashed into a ferry that was carrying more than 100 people; the ferry...

Pentagon says the number of US troops in Syria is much...

The Pentagon said Thursday that there are about 2,000 U.S. Troops in Syria, a number that is more than double the 900 troops reported...

Christmas trees in Germany were decorated with apples instead...

Germany is credited with starting the Christmas tree tradition. Back in the 1600s, trees displayed in homes were not decorated with...

Hamas' Gaza death toll questioned as new report says its...

A new report from a U.K. based think tank found what it says are many inaccuracies in the numbers being reported by the Hamas-controlled...

French high court upholds ex-president's corruption conviction

A Court of Cassation decision upheld the corruption conviction of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who now faces a year in...

11 Indian citizens dead in Georgian ski resort accident,...

Eleven Indian citizens were among 12 victims of a deadly accident at an Indian restaurant in the Georgian ski resort of Gudauri, the...

Islamist group running Syria has mixed record over governance...

The rebel group Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, which toppled the regime of Bashar al-Assad, governed Syria's Idlib province with a mix of repression...

Russia detains suspect accused of killing high-ranking...

A suspect has been taken into custody in connection with the Tuesday killing of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov and his assistant in Moscow,...

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz loses no-confidence vote,...

In November, Scholz's government collapsed after the Free Democrat Party quit over the country's debt. An early election to replace...

Trump says Turkey ‘did an unfriendly takeover’ in Syria...

President-elect Trump described the fall of the Assad regime in Syria as an "unfriendly takeover" by neighboring Turkey as sources...