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Most were done for ransom demands, with $1.42 billion paid to kidnappers

The vote was set for this month but was delayed for further preparations

Cheap low-quality Chinese products that are flooding markets across region are also raising concerns about how they are undercutting local businesses, experts say

Prosecutors say Chen Jinping helped with basic services but also aided Chinese government

Rubio and Blinken had a ‘good, constructive and substantive’ face-to-face conversation Wednesday, said the State Department

According to the embassy in Athens, three boats carrying 175 illegal migrants of different nationalities including Pakistanis, Bangladeshis, Egyptians and Sudanese, capsized off the Greek coast

In the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, the front line constantly shifts, and nearby cities increasingly suffer from Russia’s shelling. Some 7 kilometers from the contact line, Kostyantynivka residents face regular disruptions in heating fuel. Anna Kosstutschenko has the story.

The board also signaled that it expects to reduce rates more slowly next year than it previously envisioned

Turkish officials remain steadfast in their desire to thwart Kurdish autonomy in Syria, as Ankara masses troops on border; future US support remains unclear

End-to-end encryption aims to make data unreadable by anyone except its sender and its recipient

Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has been reported in 108 countries and territories over five continents in the last three years

A look at the best news photos from around the world.

Erdogan works to carve a bigger role in the region as Russia is distracted by its prolonged war in Ukraine

Mitch McConnell calls it a ‘litigation play’ looking for a ‘stay of execution’

The Pentagon said it sent two Malaysian men and a Kenyan back to their home countries

In the city of Goma, a group of Congolese journalists are battling a flood of medical misinformation that can have tragic consequences. Reporter Zanem Nety Zaidi has this story from Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo.

With the incoming Trump administration's pledge to begin mass deportations of undocumented immigrants in the United States, some mayors in Democratic states are taking steps to prepare for the new policies. Aron Ranen reports from New York City.

Some livestock farmers express concern — not backed by any evidence — that vaccine program is meant to sabotage their herds

 Some colleges and universities are encouraging international students to return to the United States – or stay in the country over winter break – to make sure any White House travel restrictions don’t impede their return, the South China Morning Post reports.  Chinese students in the United States have expressed concerns about being allowed back in the country after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20. Trump has promised sweeping immigration reforms and mass...