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Disabled Venezuelans learn to dance

[2018-12-26 07:45]

CARACAS, Venezuela - A stray bullet crushed Iraly Yanez's aspirations of becoming a professional dancer eight years ago as it ruptured two of her vertebrae and left her paraplegic.

Cease-fire in Yemen as UN monitor visits port city

[2018-12-26 07:45]

HODEIDAH, Yemen - The head of a UN team monitoring the UN-backed cease-fire in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah visited its main port, neighborhoods and some frontlines on Monday.

Biblical city sees spike in pilgrims

[2018-12-26 07:45]

BETHLEHEM, West Bank - Pilgrims from around the world flocked to Bethlehem on Monday for what was believed to be the biblical West Bank city's largest Christmas celebrations in years.

Order signed for US military's Syria exit

[2018-12-25 07:34]

WASHINGTON - The order to withdraw US troops from Syria has been signed, the US military said on Sunday, after US President Donald Trump and his Turkish counterpart agreed to prevent a power vacuum in the wake of the controversial move.

Singapore plans underground future

[2018-12-25 07:34]

SINGAPORE - From its towering "supertree" vertical gardens to a Formula 1 night race, Singapore is known for many attractions; underground space is not one of them.

Not a Merry Christmas for Syria's Christians

[2018-12-25 07:34]

ARBIN, Syria - With Christmas approaching, Nabil al-Aash dusts off religious books as he attempts to tidy up the war-scarred Saint George Church in the town of Arbin, northeast of the Syrian capital Damascus.

Underwater robot repopulates damaged Great Barrier Reef

[2018-12-25 07:34]

SYDNEY - Scientists are using an undersea robot to repopulate damaged sections of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, according to media reports.

Italian Senate OKs budget

[2018-12-25 07:34]

ROME - After a raucous marathon session, the Italian Senate early on Sunday approved a national budget law that was tweaked after the European Union objected to plans by Italy's populist government to satisfy expensive campaign promises with a large deficit.

Morocco mourns terror attack

[2018-12-24 07:53]

RABAT, Morocco - Moroccans gathered on Saturday in front of the Norwegian and Danish embassies in Rabat in a candlelight vigil to honor two Scandinavian university students killed in a terrorist attack in the Atlas Mountains.

Keeping the beat, the Burundi drum seeks audience

[2018-12-24 07:53]

BUJUMBURA - When about 30 Burundian drummers practiced Burundi's traditional drum show in Gishora drum sanctuary in central Burundi, resounding beating drums and singing was heard from far.

At Japan's 'Suicide Forest' one man tries to give peace a chance

[2018-12-24 07:53]

NARUSAWA, Japan - From his hut on the edge of Japan's "Suicide Forest", Kyochi Watanabe blasts John Lennon's Imagine into the night - hoping that music can lift people from their despair before it's too late.

US envoy quits after Syria pullout

[2018-12-24 07:53]

WASHINGTON - A top US envoy leading a global coalition fighting the Islamic State group has quit over US President Donald Trump's decision this week to pull US troops out of Syria, a source familiar with the matter said on Saturday.

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