'Jihadi John' relatives watched, reports say

Kuwaiti authorities are closely monitoring several relatives of "Jihadi John" who live and work in the Gulf emirate where the Islamic State executioner was born, media reports said on Sunday.

Marchers mourn opposition leader

Thousands of people gathered in central Moscow on Sunday for a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down near the Kremlin over the weekend.

Restrictive measures will hit US diplomats, tourists

Venezuela will shrink the size of the US embassy staff, limit the activities of US diplomats and require US citizens to apply for visas.

President meets with girl who wants to die

Chile's president went to a hospital on Saturday to meet with a 14-year-old girl who shocked the country by going on YouTube to plead for the leader to let doctors euthanize her because she is tired of her struggle with cystic fibrosis.

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Ex-leader 'transferred billions' out of country

Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh is alleged to have amassed assets worth between $32 billion and $60 billion, most believed to have been transferred abroad under other names, UN experts said in a report on Wednesday.

Houthis take military bases

Fighters from the Shiite Houthi militia took over a special forces base in the capital and a coast guard station on the Red Sea on Wednesday, military sources said, in a sign the group was consolidating its dominant position.

Court throws out anti-adultery law

A South Korean court on Thursday abolished a 62-year-old law that bans extramarital affairs, and the stock price of a prominent condom maker immediately shot up 15 percent.

Suicide attack on diplomatic vehicle kills 3

A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives targeted a Turkish embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital during the Thursday morning rush hour, killing three people and wounding another.

Settlers will vote outside of Israeli territory

When Israelis go to the polls next month, tens of thousands of Jewish settlers in the West Bank will also be casting votes, even though they do not live on what is sovereign Israeli territory.

220 Christians abducted by IS

Syrian activists say the number of Christians abducted by Islamic State militants in northeastern Syria has risen to 220.

Reality kicks in as US, Cuba enter talks

The jubilation that greeted the announcement of US-Cuban detente two months ago has faded to resignation for many Cubans who are realizing they are at the start of a long process unlikely to ease their daily struggles anytime soon.