ISLAMABAD - Pakistan summoned the US Ambassador David Hale in protest against US President Donald Trump's tweet about Pakistan's "lies and deceit", which Pakistani Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif dismissed the outburst as a political stunt.
BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Chrstian Democrats, or CDU, and the center-left Social Democrats traded barbs about migration and tax cuts on Tuesday amid mounting questions about whether they can agree to renew the "grand coalition" that ruled the country for the past four years.
WASHINGTON - Bonechilling cold has gripped much of the central United States as 2018 began, breaking century-old records and leading to at least two deaths attributed to exposure to the dangerously low temperatures.
BRASILIA - Nine inmates were killed and their bodies were set on fire after a riot in a prison in Brazil's central state of Goias on Monday, local authorities said.
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories - The Palestinians have recalled their envoy to the United States for consultations after US President Donald Trump's designation of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
DENVER, Colorado - Authorities in suburban Denver were investigating what led a 37-year-old man to fire more than 100 rounds in his apartment on sheriff's deputies, killing one and injuring four others. Two civilians were also injured.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - Investigators are looking into what caused a charter aircraft to crash in woods in the country's northwest soon after takeoff, killing the 10 US citizens and two local crew members on board.
TEHERAN - At least 12 people have been killed in the ongoing protests in Iran, and armed protesters have tried to take over police stations and military bases, state TV reported on Monday.
People rang in 2018 with firework displays, partying and an array of local traditions:
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