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The U.N.-sponsored negotiations have been delayed because Washington and Moscow disagreed over which parties to include in the peace process.

Defeat of the current mayor would boost resistance to moving the Futenma base to Henoko area of the island, as agreed with key ally Washington two decades ago

The health ministry identified the patient as a 71-year-old Omani man and said it was trying to contact 218 passengers and crew who traveled with him to Thailand.

Lee Bo, known for publishing books critical of Beijing's ruling class, disappeared on Dec. 30 from Hong Kong amid claims that Chinese authorities may have abducted him.

At least nine people are dead after a tourist boat capsized off the coast of Nicaragua. 32 people, including four Americans, were on board.

In advance of the next round of peace talks, U.S. authorities say they are ready to find a military solution to the problem posed by the Islamic State group in Syria.

A piece of curved metal that could be wreckage from the doomed Malaysia Airlines flight washed up on a beach in Thailand.

The Kremlin is eyeing the possibility of oil hedging and a social security program cut as the economy continues to be battered.

A barbed exchange between Saudi Prince Turki al-Faisal and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif underlined the hostility between the two Gulf rivals.

The United Nations calls on combatants in Yemen to avoid targeting civilian infrastructure amid a worsening of the humanitarian crisis there.

A Nobel Peace Prize-winning group has organized a meeting aimed at jump-starting the Afghan peace process in the Qatari capital of Doha this weekend.

The date, not unlike New Year's celebrations in the West, is a time for happiness and festivities.

The White House has been accused of attempting to use PKK-linked soldiers to fight the Islamic State group in the Middle East.

Freakish snowstorms don't occur as frequently in Russia as in the U.S., but snow is a constant fact of life in many places there.

A Pakistani army representative says the attack on a university was planned by Umar Mansoor, who also is held responsible for a massacre of 134 children.

Attention is too often focused on developing vaccines rather than on improving healthcare training and access to medical supplies, experts say.

Austria, Belgium, Denmark and Sweden are also reportedly among those pressing for the extension of the checks on selected Schengen Area borders.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry indicates major countries would convene after the first round of negotiations.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the death toll in Raqqa and Deir el-Zour is expected to increase because of serious injuries to civilians.

The Chinese president was the first international leader to visit Tehran after Western sanctions on Iran were lifted Jan. 16.

Local activists reportedly say American forces are establishing the base at a former agricultural airfield, a few miles from the Iraqi and Turkish borders.

Gen. Joseph Dunford, Joint Chiefs chairman, said the U.S. and Iraq are discussing how U.S. forces can help liberate the city from ISIS.

Tensions between the Middle East rivals escalated after Riyadh's execution of a Shi'ite Muslim cleric triggered a response from Iranian protesters.

Fatalities of Friday's shooting in Canada also included two brothers of the gunman, officials said.

In calling off Sunday's scheduled voting, the nation's election commission cited fraud allegations and a threat of violence.

Is the Russian president loved or feared by the country's people? It's hard to tell from survey data.

Pregnant women in particular should avoid countries with Zika virus, the CDC said.

It was not immediately clear whether any of the rescued hostages were the Chibok schoolgirls, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram in April 2014.

A report said Yoweri Museveni, who is seeking a fifth term, spent 12 times more on his campaign than his top two opponents combined.