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Syrian insurgents have swept into the central city of Hama after days of intense clashes with government forces.

Congo's health minister says the government is on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people.

In just six hours, South Korea's president declared martial law, the National Assembly overturned it, and party leaders were calling for his immediate resignation.

Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was a member of the country's underground independence movement in the 1970s.

Palestinian officials say Fatah and Hamas are closing in on an agreement to appoint a committee of politically independent technocrats to administer the Gaza Strip after the war.

Trump threatened to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico if they don't stop what he called the flow of drugs and migrants across their borders.

Neutra's family had believed a new hostage deal might reunite them with their son.

A military investigation blamed crew mistakes for causing the vessel to plow into a reef and sink in October.

Iran, a key ally of President Bashar Assad, has pledged to help the government counter the surprise offensive.

The stampede broke out at the stadium in the city of Nzerekore during the final of a local tournament in honor of Guinea's military leader, Mamadi Doumbouya.