Top US diplomat reaffirms America's commitment to NATO

Greece to overhaul migrant camps and achieve ‘air-tight’ borders

German FM says Turkey is key partner in NATO

UNICEF marks World Children's Day

Tottenham hire Jose Mourinho as new manager

Former UK consulate employee says Chinese secret police tortured him

Israel strikes Iranian targets in Syria; 11 reported killed

The Israeli military said it struck dozens of Iranian targets in Syria on Nov. 20, carrying out a "wide-scale'' strike in response to rocket fire on the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights the day before.

More than 100 protestors killed in Iran during unrest: Amnesty International

Amnesty International said on Nov. 19 that more than 100 protestors had been killed in 21 cities in Iran during unrest that broke out over a rise in fuel prices.

Sweden drops Assange rape investigation after nearly 10 years

A Swedish prosecutor dropped a rape investigation against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, ending the near decade-old case that had sent the anti-secrecy campaigner into hiding in London’s Ecuadorian embassy to avoid extradition.

Iran may buy advanced weapons in 2020, Pentagon says

Iran may purchase advanced weapon systems from foreign suppliers to modernize its armed forces as an arms embargo on Tehran will be lifted by October 2020, a report said on Nov. 19.

British ex-officer was not our founder: White Helmets

The former British military officer who was found dead in front of his house in Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district was not actually the founder of the White Helmets group, an executive of the group officially known as the Syria Civil Defense has said.

Iran cracks down on 'ringleaders' of fuel protests

An Iranian intelligence official has threatened to crack down on leaders of protests against a recent government decision to hike fuel prices

US: Israeli settlements don't violate int'l law

US reversed course on its position regarding Israeli settlements built in the occupied West Bank

EU calls for restraint in Hong Kong

The European Union on called on all sides in Hong Kong to exercise restraint and said that any violence is "unacceptable".

Libya factory strike likely 'war crime': UN envoy

An airstrike that killed at least seven workers at a biscuit factory in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, is under investigation and could amount to a “war crime,” the UN envoy to the North African nation Ghassan Salame said on Nov. 18.

Kim Jong Un supervises another N Korean military drill

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a parachuting drill of military sharpshooters and vowed to build an "invincible army,'' displaying more defiance even as the United States and South Korea called off their own exercises to create space for nuclear diplomacy.

Hong Kong police battle protesters trying to escape arrest

Hong Kong police fought off protesters with tear gas and batons on Nov. 18 as they tried to break through a police cordon that is trapping hundreds of them on a university campus.

Food shortages cripple Bolivia, new elections still uncertain

Bolivians languished in long lines on the streets of La Paz on Nov. 17 to secure chicken, eggs and cooking fuel as supporters of ousted President Evo Morales crippled the country's highways, isolating population centers from lowland farms.