In a surprise move, China's central bank cut interest rates on Friday in an effort to "re-energize the world's No. 2 economy." The people's republic is among a number of countries trying to "encourage growth in the face of a global slowdown," according to the Associated Press.
Peace talks will resume in Havana after the Colombian government and FARC reached an agreement that would liberate hostages taken by the Marxist rebel group. FARC will release the hostages, including an army general, as soon as the Colombian army ends military actions.
The United States is giving visitors from Ebola-ravaged countries temporary protected status, which allows them to remain in the country for up to 18 months.
Nearly 1,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a September ceasefire agreement between the government in Kiev and separatists in the east of the country, the U.N. Human Rights Office revealed in a report.
Miss Honduras found dead after she and her sister were murdered by her sister's jealous boyfriend, Plutarco Ruiz. She and her sister were buried on Thursday.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's attempt to squash the warrant for his arrest was rejected by a Swedish appellate court Thursday. The decision means Assange will likely continue to be confined to the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where the 43-year-old has been living since 2012 when the South American nation granted him asylum.
Mickael Dos Santos, a 22-year-old Muslim convert from a Parisian suburb, has been identified by the French media as the second French executioner featured in the latest video released by the Islamic State group ISIS.
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) will head the House Intelligence Committee in 114th Congress. Nunes called the Obama Administration's foreign policy a "complete disaster," supports torture, voted repeatedly for surveillance and intelligence gathering without oversight or warrant, and extended the Patriot Act.
On Wednesday, Isaac Zida, a lieutenant colonel who had temporarily led Burkina Faso after the ouster of the West African country's longtime leader, was named prime minister of a transitional government there.
Honduran authorities detained four people for the disappearance of Miss Honduras 2014. Police said Monday that the four suspects are being held for questioning for the disappearance of Maria José Alvarado last week.
Japan has money problems. After an unexpected shrink for the second consecutive quarter, Japan, the world's third largest economy, is now in a recession.
The Ebola epidemic in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone has not slowed down. President Obama is seeking billions in funding from Congress before it ends it session. Health professionals are dying from the disease, but thousands more are badly needed if the disease is going to stop killing people.
President of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos, canceled peace talks Monday with the country's main rebel group because he says they are holding an army general and two other people captive.
