Authorities banned fireworks Wednesday, but some citizens have complained because fireworks are a key part of their traditional celebrations.
Iran is set to ramp up petroleum exports after sanctions are lifted, but Saudi Arabia wants to keep prices down. How low will oil sink in 2016?
The polls will close at 5 p.m. local time, and provisional results will be announced in the following days. Final results must be released within two weeks.
Experts believe that a law to take away French citizenship from people with dual nationality is unfair.
Over 70 high-ranking officials in China have reportedly been investigated or indicted over three years in a corruption crackdown led by President Xi Jinping.
Kirill Shamalov is the husband of Katerina Tikhonova, the Russian president's younger daughter.
Police seized suicide vests during a raid and arrested two men, both Turkish nationals said to have links to the Islamic State group.
Nearly a dozen Russian companies were among the world's top 100 arms manufacturers, according to a report.
Holes were dug into the ground by rescue officials to drop in life detectors after the gypsum mine collapse.
However, it's been a challenge to find the right people to replace underperformers.
The death of Kim Yang Gon, who played a key role in high-level talks between the two Koreas, could lead to a decline in bilateral relations, according to experts.
H5N6, which causes a high death rate among poultry, does not transmit easily between humans.
Three vessels, including an armed former navy frigate, sailed within a 12-mile zone around islands Japan has claimed.
The fatwa appeared among documents captured by U.S. Special Operations Forces during a raid in Syria in May.
Choe Ryong Hae, who was once an adviser to leader Kim Jong Un, had been purged over a power plant malfunction.
Russia has long been an Olympic power, but after a recent scandal, its athletes might not get a chance to compete in Brazil.
The prize of Sydney during the New Year's Eve celebrations is the fireworks display.
Charaffe al Mouadan grew up with one of the Paris attackers, a French newspaper reported Tuesday.
Bashar Assad’s government is responsible for a vast majority of deaths, but such statistics are not to be confused with continuing levels of ISIS-inflicted brutality.
Russia is concerned by what it has called NATO expansionism: the introduction of Montenegro and remaining hostilities on the eastern front.
Treacherous sea crossings have caused the deaths of nearly 4,000 people, with most refugees fleeing violence in the Middle East.
The kingdom has struggled with a major budget deficit — largely due to slumping oil prices — in recent months.
Animal rights advocates and citizens alike were outraged by bloody photos of dogs lying in the street, and on Sunday the government was forced to scrap the policy.
The nation's government has been urged to suspend its nuclear procurement plans and hold a referendum about the issue.
Suspects in the murder of Russian politician Boris Nemtsov were indicted Tuesday, but the court refused to categorize the murder as one against a public official.
Former President Goodluck Jonathan spent more than $4 million to lobby against the movement that sought to rescue hundreds of schoolgirls abducted last year by Boko Haram.
After losing Ramadi to the Iraqi military, the Islamic State group has reportedly killed dozens of civilians and fighters.
The Islamic terrorist group has looked to carry out cyberattacks in 2016, according to a new report.
The war-torn country looks to bring an end to years of sectarian violence between Christians and Muslims with its Wednesday elections.
The Pakistani Taliban splinter group Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the Tuesday attack in the city of Mardan.
