Saudi allies scale back ties with Iran as tensions soar
By ALI AKBAR DAREINI and JON GAMBRELL Allies of Saudi Arabia followed the kingdom’s lead and began scaling back diplomatic ties to Iran on Monday after the ransacking of Saudi…
Protests and demonstrations
The Latest: Protests to converge on Chicago City Hall
By The Associated Press The latest developments in the city of Chicago’s efforts to deal with fatal police shootings and police accountability (all times local): 7:45 a.m. At least four…
Justice Department to investigate Chicago police
By DON BABWIN and ERIC TUCKER The U.S. Justice Department is expected to start investigating the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department this week in the wake of…
Thousands march in new anti-government rally in South Korea
\By KIM TONG-HYUNG Thousands of South Koreans, many wearing masks, marched in Seoul on Saturday against conservative President Park Geun-hye, who had compared masked protesters to terrorists after clashes with…
Protest over Chicago teen’s shooting set for retail district
By DON BABWIN After days of protests in Chicago since the release of a video showing a black teenager shot 16 times by a white police officer, demonstrators were poised…
The Latest: Chicago activists call for Black Friday protest
The latest on the aftermath of the shooting of a black teenager by a white Chicago police officer (all times local): 1:45 p.m. A group of activists is calling for…
The Latest: Iran blames Turkey for downing of Russian jet
The latest on the war in Syria, including a Russian warplane shot down by Turkey. All times local: 9:25 p.m. Iran is lashing out at Turkey over the shooting down…
Turkish PM says deadly attacks likely were suicide bombings
By SUZAN FRASER Two nearly simultaneous explosions targeted a Turkish peace rally Saturday by Kurdish activists and opposition supporters in Ankara. At least 86 people were killed and nearly 190…