October 31, 2016 Some of Venezuela's opposition begin talks with president Some members of Venezuela's divided opposition began talks with the government Sunday night as part of a Vatican-led attempt to defuse the country's political crisis ahead of another big street protest to call for the removal of socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
October 30, 2016 Italy hit by strongest quake in 35 years, no deaths reported Central Italy was hit by another powerful earthquake Sunday, toppling buildings that had recently withstood other major quakes and sending panicked residents back into the streets, but causing no immediate loss of life.
October 30, 2016 Pope tweets for Christian unity on eve of Sweden visit Pope Francis hopes that his upcoming visit to Sweden on the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation will help in uniting Christians.
October 30, 2016 Shiite militias launch operation near Iraq's Mosul State-sanctioned Shiite militias have launched an attack on the Islamic State group west of the Iraqi city of Mosul but reiterated that they would not enter the Sunni majority city.
October 29, 2016 South Korean protesters call for president to step down Thousands of South Koreans took to the streets of the capital on Saturday calling for increasingly unpopular President Park Geun-hye to step down over allegations that she let an old friend, the daughter of a religious cult leader, interfere in important state affairs.
October 29, 2016 The Latest: Iraqi forces push into town south of Mosul The Latest on the battle to retake the city of Mosul from the Islamic State group (all times local): 10:30 a.m.
October 29, 2016 Saudi Arabia says Yemen rebels fire missile toward Mecca Saudi Arabia says rebels in Yemen have fired a ballistic missile toward the holy Muslim city of Mecca, their deepest strike yet into the kingdom.
October 29, 2016 Experts uncover hidden layers of Jesus' tomb site In the innermost chamber of the site said to be the tomb of Jesus, a restoration team has peeled away a marble layer for the first time in centuries in an effort to reach what it believes is the original rock surface where Jesus' body was laid.
October 29, 2016 South Korean president orders senior secretaries to resign South Korean President Park Geun-hye has ordered 10 of her senior secretaries to resign amid an investigation that she let an old friend and daughter of a religious cult leader to interfere in important state affairs.
October 28, 2016 The Latest: UN prepares for chemical attacks in Iraq's Mosul The Latest on the conflict in Iraq (all times local): 12:30 p.m.
