Talks between the Taliban and the US have become bogged down over the key issue of when foreign forces might leave Afghanistan, a Taliban spokesman told AFP on Sunday. The Taliban and US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad have met repeatedly in the Qatari capital Doha in recent months in a bid to...

North Korea has conducted a "strike drill" for multiple launchers and tactical guided weapons into the East Sea in a military drill supervised by leader Kim Jong Un Saturday, the North's state media reported Sunday. The purpose of the drill was to test performance of "large-caliber...

Social-democrat Laurentino Cortizo is the favorite to win as 2.7 million Panamanians take to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president following a campaign dominated by talk of corruption. Cortizo, a 66-year-old businessman and cattle rancher, was 10 points clear of his closest...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro urged the army on Saturday to be ready for a possible US military intervention against his regime, days after opposition leader Juan Guaido appealed to troops to join the rebellion against Maduro. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro urged his troops...