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A survey of 430 shops and stalls in tourist areas of Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto, conducted by investigators posing as customers, found nearly 5,000 items made from elephant tusks.
Venezuela';s pro-government constitutional assembly has stripped three of the country's most influential opposition parties of the right to participate in next year's presidential election.
President Nicolas Maduro is expected to run for re-election despite the disastrous state of the country's economy (Photo: Miraflores Palace/Handout via Reuters)
Vice President Mike Pence made a surprise visit Thursday to U.S. troops in Afghanistan, telling them that he brought Christmas greetings from President Trump.
In this Dec. 6, 2017, photo, Vice President Mike Pence listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
The world just did to Donald Trump the one thing that he hates more than anything - it disrespected him. The odd thing is, he could easily have avoided the humiliation.
Peru's Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has pulled off a surprise victory against the opposition's bid to oust him from power for his alleged involvement in Brazil's corruption scandal. The motion to impeach fell eight votes short.
Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, wait to collect aid at Kutupalong refugee camp in Ukhiya, Bangladesh, Dec. 21, 2017. (Photo: AP)
Government soldiers stand guard by their vehicle on the front lines in the town of Kuek, northern Upper Nile state, South Sudan, Aug. 19, 2017. (File photo)