German Chancellor Angela Merkel's domestic popularity has declined, a current poll shows, with 50 percent of Germans against her serving a fourth term in office after a federal election next year.... More


In the United States, divisions are apparently widening between the Republican Party and Donald Trump. ... More


U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s lead over her Republican rival Donald Trump has seen a decrease in a new national poll. ... More


Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's center-right People's Party, or PP, needs seven votes to form a coalition government by Wednesday to avoid Spain's third national election in a year.... More


The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army, FARC-EP, has announced a permanent ceasefire following a peace deal reached last week between the rebel group and the government.... More


In Brazil, suspended President Dilma Rousseff took the stand Monday morning in her impeachment trial, and in measured but blunt language denied any criminal wrongdoing in handling her country's budget. ... More


A car bomb explosion at Brussels Institute of Criminology in a northern suburb of Belgium’s capital has caused heavy damage to the building. ... More


Rescuers believe they have located more bodies in the ruined town of Amatrice, five days after a devastating earthquake in central Italy killed at least 290 people.... More


Hundreds of U.S. activists have gathered outside one of Donald Trump’s projects in Washington, DC to express their opposition to the Republican presidential nominee. ... More


The UN Security Council is holding secret ballots on Monday to choose a candidate to replace Ban Ki-moon who leaves after serving two five-year terms as the United Nations Secretary General.... More


In his new book, "Everything for France," right-wing former French President Nicolas Sarkozy acknowledges that he made mistakes while in office. ... More


The British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Daring is slated to join a fleet of U.S. warships stationed in the Persian Gulf, UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon says.... More


German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized some European Union members for refusing to accept refugees just because they are Muslim. ... More


A new U.S. national poll shows that the lead by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton over her Republican rival, Donald Trump, has been halved in one week.... More


The U.S. Air Force is investigating a sexual assault case against a retired high-ranking four-star general who was on active duty at the time of the alleged assault.... More


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