USA Former top Mexican cop charged with protecting El Chapo's cartel Genaro Garcia Luna was charged with accepting millions of dollars in bribes in exchange for providing protection to the Sinaloa Cartel. 10/12/2019
USA Reindeer may starve as climate change threatens food supply in Arctic "If we don't find better areas for them where they can graze and find food, then the reindeer will starve to death," said herder Niila Inga. 10/12/2019
USA American couple on honeymoon in New Zealand severely burned by volcano At least six people are confirmed dead and eight others who are missing are presumed dead after the eruption on White Island. 10/12/2019
USA U.K. heads into pivotal 'Brexit election': Who's who and why does it matter? This, the 19th general election of Queen Elizabeth II's reign, could turn out to be the most important. 10/12/2019
USA Nobel winner Suu Kyi to defend Myanmar at U.N. genocide hearing Some 700,000 minority Rohingya fled to Bangladesh to escape what has been called an ethnic cleansing campaign involving mass rapes and killings. 10/12/2019
USA 6 dead after man opens fire in Czech hospital waiting room Attacker shot at people's heads from close range, prime minister says. 10/12/2019
USA New Zealand to open criminal probe of deaths in volcano eruption All eight people missing after the eruption of Whakaari White Island, at least one of them an American, are presumed dead, authorities said. 10/12/2019
USA Chilean Air Force plane to Antarctica crashes with 38 people aboard The plane lost radio contact shortly after 6 p.m. Officals later said it had crashed. 10/12/2019
USA U.S. officials misled public on Afghan war, according to Washington Post "We were devoid of a fundamental understanding of Afghanistan — we didn't know what we were doing," a senior American official is quoted as saying. 09/12/2019
USA U.S.-Taliban talks resume, raising prospect of an end to America's longest war A Western official told NBC News that Washington had "ambitious timelines" for the talks and was pushing to secure a deal by the end of December. 09/12/2019
USA 34-year-old lawmaker set to become Finland's prime minister Finland's ruling Social Democratic Party council voted to name Marin over rival Antti Lindtman to take over the government's top post. 09/12/2019
USA Toxic rhetoric and violent threats: U.K. election revives dark past in Northern Ireland The upcoming election has been called "one of the most toxic, divisive elections" Northern Ireland has seen in recent years. 09/12/2019
USA Russia banned from international sporting events for 4 years over doping The World Anti-Doping Agancy (WADA) said on Monday that Russia would not be able to officially compete in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo 09/12/2019
USA Up to 20 reported injured in New Zealand volcano eruption White Island should be considered dangerous after Whakaari erupted Monday afternoon, the government said. 09/12/2019
USA Fears of Russian interference hit U.K. election after leak of U.S. trade talks Reddit launched an investigation after opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn brandished the leaked documents at a press conference last month. 08/12/2019
USA Hundreds of thousands march as Hong Kong protests near half-year mark Marchers said they hoped the huge turnout might help win concessions from the government of Chief Executive Carrie Lam. 08/12/2019
USA After years of war, will Ukraine's Zelenskiy and Russia's Putin give peace a chance? A breakthrough in talks would lead to an end of the war in eastern Ukraine, which has claimed more than 13,000 lives since it began six years ago. 08/12/2019
USA Devastating market fire kills at least 43 in Indian capital The fire started at a factory space near Sadar Bazaar, New Delhi's largest wholesale market for household goods. 08/12/2019
USA North Korea conducts 'important test' at once-dismantled site The announcement comes amid dimming prospects for a resumption of denuclearization negotiations with the U.S. 08/12/2019
USA Woman in Netherlands says she leaked secret Chinese documents on Uighur 're-education' camps The documents were the foundation of stories last month by NBC News and journalists around the world on the inner workings of the Uighur camps in China. 07/12/2019
USA Heavyweight title fight draws accusations of Saudi 'sportswashing' Ahead of Saturday's world heavyweight boxing title fight, human rights groups accused Riyadh of using sports to rehabilitate its image on he world stage. 07/12/2019
USA American student freed in prisoner swap after three years in Iran jail Wang was released after more than three years in a Tehran jail in exchange for Iranian Massoud Soleimani, who was held by the U.S. for violating sanctions. 07/12/2019
USA U.S. says Iran may have killed up to 1,000 protesters Some Iranian experts inside the U.S. government have expressed caution about reporting on the death toll in the demonstrations. 06/12/2019
USA French transit strikes close tourist sites, creates traffic chaos for second day Public sector workers continued their strike amid fears President Emmanuel Macron's reforms will leave them with less retirement pay. 06/12/2019
world news Global measles cases surge amid stagnating vaccinations The disease killed an estimated 141,000 people last year, most of them children under the age of 5, according to the World Health Organization. 06/12/2019
USA Indian police kill four men suspected of gang rape and murder, drawing cheers A large crowd had gathered at the site of the shooting and threw flower petals at police vans in support of the action. 06/12/2019