USA China replaces top official in Hong Kong amid protests State media reported Saturday that Wang Zhimin, the most senior mainland political official in the protest-riven territory, was being replaced. 04/01/2020
USA China's bid to become artificial intelligence leader Vita Zhou, 8, has become an online celebrity with his learn-to-code videos amid a nationwide push to train young people in technology. 04/01/2020
USA 3,000 reservists called to help battle Australian wildfires Twenty-three people have died in fires that have burned about 12.35 million acres of land and destroyed more than 1,500 homes. 04/01/2020
USA Iranian ambassador to UN says Iran will retaliate for illegal 'act of aggression' Majid Takht Ravanchi told NBC News there will be "harsh revenge" for the killing and he believes the Trump administration "does not believe in dialogue." 04/01/2020
USA Who are Iraq's secretive Quds Forces? After a U.S. strike killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, NBC News looks the secretive Quds Forces that he headed and his successor Maj. Gen. Esmail Ghaani. 03/01/2020
USA Who are Iran's secretive Quds Forces? After a U.S. strike killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, NBC News looks the secretive Quds Forces that he headed and his successor Maj. Gen. Esmail Ghaani. 03/01/2020
USA Planned attacks against U.S. targets in Syria, Lebanon were reason for Soleimani strike, say officials Targets in Syria under threat included military outposts, officials said. In Lebanon, Soleimani was allegedly planning attacks on diplomatic targets. 03/01/2020
USA How Iran could retaliate around the world Analysis: Iran has many weapons, from hackers to Hezbollah, and potential targets that range from embassies to individual U.S. citizens. 03/01/2020
USA Was it legal for Donald Trump to order the killing of a top Iranian general? Analysis: The U.S. government justified the strike as an act of self-defense, but a top UN official questioned the operation in a series of tweets. 03/01/2020
USA French police fatally shoot man near Paris after fatal stabbing The attack happened in the town of Villejuif, about 5 miles south of central Paris. 03/01/2020
USA Who was the Iranian 'shadow commander' killed in a U.S. airstrike? The 62-year-old Major General led Iran's elite Quds Force, which had a hand in both fighting the Islamic State and U.S. forces. 03/01/2020
USA Oil price jumps on fear of Iranian retaliation against U.S. The international benchmark for crude oil jumped 4.1%, or $2.70, to $68.95 a barrel in London trading. 03/01/2020
USA Iran vows revenge and 'harsh retaliation' after U.S. kills its top general "The great nation of Iran will take revenge for this heinous crime," the Iranian president tweeted. 03/01/2020
USA Trump's strike on Iran general jeopardizes vow to stop 'endless wars' Analysis: The escalation serves as further evidence that drawing-down troops from the Middle East is no simple task. 03/01/2020
USA Strike on Soleimani was carried out without approval from Congress House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the U.S. strike that killed the commander of Iran's Quds Force "risks provoking further dangerous escalation of violence." 03/01/2020
Iran US assassinates Iran's most powerful general in targeted airstrike The targeted killing of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force, could draw forceful Iranian retaliation. 03/01/2020
USA Airstrike kills top Iran general Qassim Suleimani at Baghdad airport, Iraqi TV reports His death, if confirmed, would certainly dramatically increase tensions between the U.S. and Iran, which were already heightened by the New Year's attacks on the American Embassy. 03/01/2020
USA Australia on emergency footing over rampant wildfires At least eight people have died since Monday as the wildfires are expected to worsen across Australia. 02/01/2020
USA Helicopter crash kills Taiwan's top military officer, 7 others The helicopter was flying from Taipei to the northeastern city of Ilan for a new year's activity when it crashed. 02/01/2020
USA Israel Prime Minister seeks immunity, buying time until after vote The announcement essentially turns the upcoming election campaign into a referendum on whether Netanyahu should be granted immunity and remain in office or step down to stand trial. 01/01/2020