Both the U.S. government and Kayla Mueller's family have confirmed the American aid worker held captive by ISIS is dead. The news comes days after ISIS claimed Jordanian bombings had killed the hostage, though the U.S. and coalition forces were skeptical. No information on how Mueller died has been released.
Israeli prime ministerial hopeful Isaac Herzog on Tuesday promised to "rehabilitate" ties with the United States if he manages to unseat incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu in the country's March 17 elections.
A report released by Argentine forensics specialists argues that the Mexican government mishandled the investigation into the death of 43 university students. The Mexican attorney general's office has criticized the forensics team's involvement and findings, arguing they are instigating doubt in an investigation the Mexican government considers nearly solved.
This year's Miss Universe has agreed to assist the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in peace talks with the government after seeing an invitation from the guerrilla group.
Denis Mamadou Gerhard Cuspert, known best by his stage name "Deso Dogg," is a former rapper who released three albums while signed with Streetlife Entertainment in Germany.
Juan Carlos Varela, the President of Panama, has signed a bill that is designed to protect the wetlands outside the capital, Panama City, from a boom in construction that threatens the natural habitat.
A former Taliban commander who recently defected from the fundamentalist movement to join the ISIS terror group has been killed in southern Afghanistan.
According to Miguel Angel Godinez, the top prosecutor in the southern state of Guerrero, more than 100 people have so far come forward to inquire if one of the 60 bodies found last week at an abandoned crematorium in Acapulco is a dead relative.
Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas recently stated he would put U.S. troops on the ground in the Middle East to fight against ISIS if it was necessary to "accomplish the mission."
The United States is "on the road" to defeating ISIS, the Islamist terror organization feared for its brutality, Secretary of State told NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday.
According to Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, the European Union has suffered a 21 billion euros loss in exports as a direct result of the sanctions placed against Russia over its conflict with the Ukraine. The foreign minister said this on Monday as he met with his counterparts to discuss further measures to be taken in the wake of the loss.
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday tried to dissuade President Barack Obama from arming Ukraine in its conflict against Russian-backed separatists. The German head of government is visiting the White House following last week's top-level diplomatic efforts, in which she and French President François Hollande tried to mediate between Kiev and Moscow.
A stampede at a Cairo soccer stadium on Sunday ended in the deaths of at least 19 people. Egyptian security forces had used tear gas to curtail fans who were trying to force their way into a league match, and most of the dead were suffocated in the ensuing panic.
Prostitution is a legal and common practice in Italy, and Rome wants to make the sex industry that thrives within its borders a safer, cleaner enterprise. Ignazio Marino, the mayor of the eternal city, is considering, along with other Roman officials, designating a "red light" district in order to shield prostitutes from potential exploitation and protect families from embarrassment.
Sandra Avila Beltran was released from prison after winning an appeal. The judge in her case ruled her current sentence was based on offenses she already served time for.
