Western nations accused Syria on Wednesday of refusing for eight years to clear up 20 outstanding issues about its undeclared research, production and possible weaponization of unknown quantities of chemical weapons. U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the U.N. Security Council the...

Kazakhstan is experiencing the worst street protests the country has seen since gaining independence three decades ago. Police in the country's largest city, Almaty, say that dozens of people have been killed in attacks on government buildings. At least eight law enforcement officers have...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Each year on Jan. 17, Shahana bakes a cake and invites friends to her home in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. They sing happy birthday for her son, even light a candle. But it’s a birthday without the birthday boy. Her son, Asfand Khan, was 15 in December 2014...

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Tennis star Novak Djokovic spent a day confined to a hotel room waiting for a court to deal with the confronting prospect of a possible deportation from Australia. The 20-time Grand Slam singles winner will spend at least another night there, in immigration...