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Mexican troops have detained a man who authorities say is one of the principal suspects in the killings of 49 people whose bodies were abandoned near a highway last week.

NATO countries are expected to sign off Monday on U.S. President Barack Obama’s exit strategy from Afghanistan.

Heather A. Conley says that leading up to the Greek elections next month, we’ll see an unprecedented game of economic brinkmanship

The U.S. ambassador to NATO says the alliance has no plans for military intervention in the Syrian crisis, as reports of deaths mount by the dozens and diplomatic efforts have yet to stymie the bloodshed.

In the latest instance of the unrest in Syria spilling across the border into Lebanon, deadly clashes broke out in Beirut on Monday following the shooting death of two anti-Assad clerics at the hands of soldiers.

French prosecutors have widened an investigation into former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s alleged participation in a prostitution ring.

Christian groups in the Philippines plan to protest Lady Gaga’s performances there Monday and Tuesday, just after Muslim protests have cast doubt whether she will be allowed to perform in Indonesia.

Protesters and police clashed outside the NATO summit in Chicago, where world leaders met to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan.

A strong earthquake struck northern Italy early Sunday, leaving at least seven people dead, authorities said.

Abdelbeset Ali Mohmed al Megrahi, the only person convicted in connection with the Lockerbie bombing that killed 270 people, died Sunday, the Libyan government and a family member said. He was 60.