Syria Says U.S.-Led Coalition Jets Attacked Its Army

Venezuela's Maduro Proposes Earlier Elections For National Assembly

Venezuela Air Force General Defects From Maduro Government

Cape Verde Seizes 10 Tons Of Cocaine, Arrests Russian Sailors

Police in the Atlantic archipelago of Cape Verde say they have seized nearly 10 tons of cocaine and arrested 11 Russian sailors aboard a vessel docked in the capital.

Russia Hits Back At U.S. Decision To Pull Out Of INF Treaty

Russian officials and politicians blasted the U.S. decision to suspend its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, with one lawmaker saying Washington had “taken another step toward its destruction.”

Poll: Growing Number Of Russians Believe Country 'On The Wrong Course'

A new opinion poll shows more Russia believe their country is moving in the wrong rather than the right direction, a first since 2006.

U.S. Set To Suspend Obligations Regarding INF In Dispute With Russia

The United States is expected to announce it will suspend compliance with a key Cold War weapons treaty, most likely on February 1, over its accusations that Russia is not meeting its obligations.

Trump Says His Lawyers Assured He Is Not Target Of Mueller Probe

U.S. President Donald Trump says in an interview that his lawyers have been assured he is not a "subject" of the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller into Russian meddling in U.S. elections.

Russia's Media Watchdog Accuses BBC Of 'Violations'

Russia's media regulator says the BBC World News channel has committed "certain violations" while operating in Russia.

Taliban Says Not Looking For 'Monopoly On Power' In Afghanistan

An official of the Taliban militant group, which now reportedly controls nearly half of Afghanistan, says the group is not seeking to rule Afghanistan alone in any future government structure and wants to co-exist with current institutions.

Pakistani Islamist Party Calls For More Protests After Christian Woman's Blasphemy Acquittal

A radical Islamist party has called for protests across the country after Pakistan's Supreme Court rejected a challenge to its decision to acquit a Christian woman at the center of a years-long dispute over blasphemy charges.